Today I decided to do another short training ride after school. I rode a total of about 33 miles, essentially the same route that I rode on Sunday (only slightly modified). While the route was the same, the ride today was rather special and unique for two reasons.
First, essentially the whole ride was done in the rain/sleet at a temperature of about 39 F. This made for a very wet and very cold ride. For starters the ride proved to be a solid test of my rain gear, which held up excellently and kept all parts that were covered dry. The ride also showed that getting some sort of shoe rain cover, might be a good investment... because soaked, wet shoes and cold weather lead to very unhappy feet.
Second, this was the first ride I did with someone else. This was a nice change, having someone to talk with here and there was a pleasant respite from the solitary of most rides. I also noticed that in riding with someone and wanting to be able to talk with them does cut my average speed down a noticeable amount.
Thus, this ride was very successful. It taught me a couple more lessons that should prove useful in the rest of the planning for this trip. That's all I have for now. Till next time.
Stats:
- Distance= 33.19 miles
- Time in saddle= 2 hours 44 minutes
- Elevation gain= 1098 feet
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