Saturday 2 March 2002- Week 3 = 39 miles

What a lonely and boring ride today! Ryan and I had made tentative plans to go out really early because it was supposed to rain "mid-morning" (whatever that means to our trusty weather people). So we felt we could beat it by getting on the road at first light. And that would have been a great plan EXCEPT that it was colder than the dickens and by the time I made it up to Ryan's house (at 6:30 a.m) it was still only 32 to 34 degrees. Pllus, I wasn't sure it wasn't going to rain sooner than even predicted. So, I figured I would head out anyway since I was already up there; but Ryan had not had much sleep this past week so I told him it was too cold and he should stay in bed and get some much needed rest.

So, off I went. It was REALLY cold. I had 4 layers on and was still cold. I had to get my sunglasses out at 7 a.m. in order to keep my eyeballs from freezing. So, I decided to push it as much as I could today since I was out by myself. I have made progress so, although freezing, I was very happy. There was only one hill I had to use less than the big chain on the front and that was THE hill at the very end. I went over the bridge at the end of the Mount Vernon Trail into Georgetown, which, although, it put an extra two miles on the odometer, was a big waste of time (I went over the wrong bridge I guess). The whole trip of 39 miles only took me 4 hours and 9 minutes - so, that was a pretty good accomplishment.

The rest of the day was the best though. Ryan and I went all over DC looking for a new bike for me (to know avail however). We went to lunch (after he had made a nice toasty, flavorful cup of coffee to greet me when I made it back to his place and then out to many places in DC and Northern Virginia.

Next weekend we have big plans for both Sat and Sunday so hopefully we'll really up our mileage then. Off to the trails again today.
"HumanKIND! Be Both!"
Terrie