While yesterday found me desperately grabbing for an extra wind vest as I went out to ride, today my first thought was "I am seriously over-dressed."
I had overslept with a capital "O" this morning, and it was already nearly 7 am by the time I realized it. I looked at the clock and knew I'd be riding by myself. Then I looked at the outdoor temperature. I rubbed my eyes and looked again. It was well over 60F. Some kind of weather we've been having around here, eh? I guess it was just so odd that it didn't really sink in, because I still went out with both arm and knee warmers. Of course I knew immediately it was a mistake, but I was already so late I went ahead anyway. The sky was overcast and the air thick with that kind of sticky New Orleans humidity that, I swear, you can actually smell. The streets were just a little damp as I rode out to the levee bike path, and I wondered how many people had shown up. I was a good ten minutes late, so I settled into a nice pace and flipped the switch to "cruise control." It was a Friday in early January and my training plan for days like this can be summed up with three words: ride your bike.
Just as I came around the pumping station a mile from Williams Blvd., I saw Charlie coming up the levee. We merged neatly at the top and rode together for a mile or so until we spotted Rob and Brooks coming the other way, so we turned around a bit early and rode back downriver all the way to Audubon Park where I finally split off to head home. Some time later, the temperature got all the way up to 79F, which was almost a record. The weekend forecast seems to be changing every time I see it, so who knows what we'll actually get. If we're lucky, the rain will come Saturday afternoon and night, and Sunday will be nice. If not, well, we'll probably get wet.
The Mississippi Gran Prix folks sent out a little pre-announcement today. They're hoping to have a 5-day stage, $15,000 race (including a $5k team bonus) for the Cat. 1/2/3s this year, but only if they can get ten teams to commit by February 15. Hope they can pull it off. Hopefully they'll give me a link to a website or something for the LAMBRA calendar.
I had overslept with a capital "O" this morning, and it was already nearly 7 am by the time I realized it. I looked at the clock and knew I'd be riding by myself. Then I looked at the outdoor temperature. I rubbed my eyes and looked again. It was well over 60F. Some kind of weather we've been having around here, eh? I guess it was just so odd that it didn't really sink in, because I still went out with both arm and knee warmers. Of course I knew immediately it was a mistake, but I was already so late I went ahead anyway. The sky was overcast and the air thick with that kind of sticky New Orleans humidity that, I swear, you can actually smell. The streets were just a little damp as I rode out to the levee bike path, and I wondered how many people had shown up. I was a good ten minutes late, so I settled into a nice pace and flipped the switch to "cruise control." It was a Friday in early January and my training plan for days like this can be summed up with three words: ride your bike.
Just as I came around the pumping station a mile from Williams Blvd., I saw Charlie coming up the levee. We merged neatly at the top and rode together for a mile or so until we spotted Rob and Brooks coming the other way, so we turned around a bit early and rode back downriver all the way to Audubon Park where I finally split off to head home. Some time later, the temperature got all the way up to 79F, which was almost a record. The weekend forecast seems to be changing every time I see it, so who knows what we'll actually get. If we're lucky, the rain will come Saturday afternoon and night, and Sunday will be nice. If not, well, we'll probably get wet.
The Mississippi Gran Prix folks sent out a little pre-announcement today. They're hoping to have a 5-day stage, $15,000 race (including a $5k team bonus) for the Cat. 1/2/3s this year, but only if they can get ten teams to commit by February 15. Hope they can pull it off. Hopefully they'll give me a link to a website or something for the LAMBRA calendar.
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