Riding's Sweeter the Second Time Around

It was such a beautiful day I wasn't satisfied with only one ride in Indian Head so I went out again for a spin to FreshBikes. Of course it started to rain while I was in the store but it was only raining lightly when I left. The test rides on the TT bikes will have to wait for another day.

Riding's Sweeter the Second Time Around by kwarkentien at Garmin Connect - Details

Riding the Postponed Ride on Indian Head

The Charles County Sheriff's ride may have been postponed until next week but Stephanie and I decided to do it anyway and I'm glad we did. The weather was perfect. There was no rain and it actually was sunny and relatively warm. I didn't need the insulated full-finger gloves and got hot enough to take them off and zip off my jacket sleeves. Felt a little queasy around mile 5 or so but that passed and the rest of the ride was really enjoyable. Stephanie did the training regimen outlined by her coach and I kept trying to chase after her to no avail. A great day to ride, so good in fact that now I'm thinking about going out again.

Riding the Postponed Ride on Indian Head by kwarkentien at Garmin Connect - Details

VeloDCity Alexandria Hills Plus Touring Around and a TT Test Ride

Another fabulous day for a bike ride. I was even ready in plenty of time, even with the DST change. The first few hills were tough but it was a nice route, even though I detoured with a few others at around mile 17.5 of 36 back to the trail to return to Old Town. And, as I suspected, we met up with the rest of the group back at Belle Haven. I will tackle the rest of those hills on my own on another ride and hope to be able to complete the "real" ride with the group the next time. But to make up for it, I went touring around afterward (after consuming a very nice lunch at Chadwick's with the NOVA-CBG crowd) and stopped at Tri360 to do a test ride of a sweet Orbea TT/Tri Bike with Ultegra Di2. It's a nice ride and something to ponder. And got to end my ride by having Randi join me for a ride back down towards my house and then she returned back home. It was just too nice not to ride all day. And I managed to get my 1/2 century in. Woo hoo!

VeloDCity Alexandria Hills Plus Touring Around and a TT Test Ride by kwarkentien at Garmin Connect - Details

Arlington Triangle with Jones Point Detour

Absolutely lovely day for a ride. I even got to ride in short sleeves today so I had to put on sunscreen for the first time this year. Couldn't have been better weather. Now if we could just train all those other trail users to be predictable and polite it would be perfect.

Arlington Triangle with Jones Point Detour by kwarkentien at Garmin Connect - Details

VeloDCity Ride on Indian Head - 23 Miler

A wee bit cold and those lovely snow flurries were an added bonus. I still say you can't call a ride any type of flat when there are hills of 7-14% but it's still a fun ride.

VeloDCity Ride on Indian Head - 23 Miler by kwarkentien at Garmin Connect - Details