All week the chatter was what our weather would be. There was talk of ice and even a good chance of snow. I had two riders change their mind about going within a few hours of the start because we had a morning low of 31 degrees. The frost was enough to quash our planned preride. 4 of us were to ride to the start via a 17 mile route including a ride on the Canby Ferry. The ice on the roads at 8am and the likelihood of it being an issue on the steep, windy, and shaded roads near the ferry made us think it just wasn't wise to attempt it.
We waited an hour and road a more direct route to Butteville instead on roads that were more exposed to daylight, and the temperature had risen to just above freezing.
The timing was perfect. We rode down to Butteville without incident. No patches of frost.
We arrived in Butteville about 20 minutes before the planned 10AM shove off time.
Before long all 7 of us shoved off and headed southward. The feared ice had melted, we didn't see even a single patch. We were riding into a noticeable wind that continued to increase as we rode. It eventually reached an estimated 10-15 mph.
We got to Keizer and retired to a Taco Del Mar for lunch.
We were looking forward to the tailwind that was going to give us a push back northward. What we didn't look forward to, or plan on, was the rain. While we ate lunch a COLD rain started falling. Not a shower....RAIN.
It ended up being some of the most miserable weather I've ridden in. It would have been worse if we were still riding into the wind, but this was bad enough.
By the time I got to the 72 mile mark and the end of the ride I was pretty darn wet and cold. A real Jekyl and Hyde day, a dry and relatively nice ride down and a COLD rain non stop on the return.
More of a concern to me is that I averaged a mere 15 mph but a whopping 141 bpm avg heart rate. Once again I was working way too hard to ride that slow. What's up with that?
............BIKE............LIFECYCLE.....ROLLERS....TOTAL
Today........72...............0...............0..........72
Jan........618...............0................0..........618
Feb........692...............0................0..........692
March......940...............0................5..........940
April......934...............0................0..........934
May........905...............0................0..........905
June......1152...............0................0.........1152
July......1020...............0................0.........1020
Aug.......1000...............0................0.........1000
Sept......1002...............0................0.........1002
Oct........905...............0................0..........905
Nov........393...............0................0..........393
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TOTAL.....9578...............0..............5.........9583
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