Riding In The Rain

It is official. I have abandoned good ship Marathon in favor of rainy ship Bicycling. I don't know how you triathletes do it. I lost just a little ground in marathon training, due to riding my bike on those nice days back in February, and I was hooked on cycling again. Or maybe I was looking for any excuse to stop running. It never really has been my thing. The big problem with all this, though, is that running on an indoor treadmill was my cardio upkeep exercise during all the cruddy weather. If not running, it is either significant cardio fitness degradation, or I need to ride in the rain... Hence, the fenders.

First 17 Rides
Stat Total Ride Distance: Average Ride Distance: Total Elevation Gain: Average Elevation Gain: Average Moving Speed:	First 6 Rides 237 miles   39.46 miles   13,587 feet   2,265 feet   15.21 mph	Next 11 Rides 472 miles   42.91 miles   23,357 feet   2,123 feet   15.52 mph	All 17 Rides 709 miles   41.72 miles   36,944 feet   2,173 feet   15.41 mph

First 6 Rides of 2012

We have started riding earlier in the 2012 cycling season than we did in any of the prior three seasons. The weather has been cold, but it has also dry enough to ride. In fact today was the only non-wet day on several of the multi-day forecasts I have been checking, so I made sure to get out and ride.

First 6 Rides Total Ride Distance: 237 miles   Average Ride Distance: 39.46 miles   Total Elevation Gain: 13,587 feet   Average Elevation Gain: 2,265 feet   Average Moving Speed: 15.21 mph

2012 Riding Goals

We now have three full seasons of cycling under our belts. It is time to make plans for the fourth season.

North River Ride w/ Sunset Falls OB

It was foggy and cold when we got up and we knew it would be sunny later in the day, so we didn't get going until almost 11 a.m. The fog was gone, but it was still pretty cool.

Quick Stats Ride Distance: 88.89 miles   Elevation Gain: 4,699 feet   Average Moving Speed: 15.37 mph

Woodland Tulip Loop

Neither one of us wanted to get moving this morning. Looking out the window at the wet roads didn't help. The sun came out and the roads started to dry, so we finally got out the door and rolling at about 10:30 a.m. Once we started riding we both felt great.

Quick Stats Ride Distance: 65.43 miles   Elevation Gain: 3,647 feet   Average Moving Speed: 15.47 mph

Madras Fall Weekend

We compared the Vancouver forecast to the Madras forecast and decided it was time to head to Sunny Central Oregon for the weekend.