The forecast for today called for a high of 55F. Currently it's 61F. The low tonight is supposed to be 28, which apparently justifies the four "local alerts" showing up on The Weather Channel website right now.
So at 6 am this morning I rolled out onto the damp street where the temperature hovered somewhere in the low 40s and wondered, once again, if I'd be riding alone. It looked like there had already been a little rain, but the street wasn't quite wet enough to generate wheel spray, so I figured I'd try and get in a few miles regardless. Apparently I wasn't the only one. We ended up with four or five, and out at the turnaround we picked up Dave who had ridden from Ormond. He'd been expecting to turn around and ride back upriver with us, but by then a light rain was already falling and we had planned to turn around at the parish line. He turned around again and rode back with us in the drizzle, which meant he'd have a 21 mile solo ride in a light rain to get back home. Halfway back we picked up Erich and Woody who had gone out earlier on their track bikes. This all worked out pretty well because it gave us more people to share the headwind with. By the time I got home the fronts of my legs were pretty cold from the combination of rain and temperature, even though I was wearing long tights, so I was glad we hadn't decided to try for the full long Thursday ride.
I have no idea what the next few days have in store for us. All I know for sure is that it will be good and cold (in the upper 20s) for at least the next three mornings, so all bets are off as to who, if anyone, will show up for any of the regular group rides. I guess it's time to go sign up for those Spinning classes again . . . . .
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