One Last Ride!

Sunny. 13 degrees. No wind. Ahhh - this is the day I had given up on. My thoughts of one more bike ride this season had deflated, until today.

Now, I am a fair-weather biker. I don't like cold. I don't like wind. And I sure don't like other people's cycling agendas but I digress.

As inviting as the sun was, shorts were not going to work. So I pulled out my track pants and pulled my right jock sock over the ankle, like a goon, but also a smart goon who doesn't want his pants wound up in the chain.

Bike shoes. Gloves. Toque. Sweat shirt and my bullet proof, weather resistant, nuclear protective jacket. Nothing gets through it. Unfortunately, it takes two days for the sweat to dry out but at least I was warm!

I was planning on much more than a couple of blocks. I haven't ridden in a few weeks and I figured my legs would beg me to turn back. Hmmm - I should have known. Once on the bike, the cadence steady and I ended up in Shanty Bay. Generally Shanty Bay is just a warm-up-ride, but today, it was just enough. Especially with no water bottle! I really could have used that in Shanty Bay!

Even with the toque my ears were chilled and it was great to hop in the hot shower at home!

My biking year concluded today - 2,900km.