Windy Day on Oregon Coast

It was beautiful and sunny, but VERY windy on the Oregon Coast today.  I hadn't ridden my bike in almost a week and my body was telling me I HAD to ride.  I managed to fight the wind and ride 26 miles.  While the wind made the ride more difficult, I think the most difficult part for me was that it took me longer than normal to warm up due to not having ridden in several days.  If I hadn't needed to get home I would probably have ridden another 10-15 miles.  When I did get home I took our dog on a 2 mile walk; walking home against the wind was a real struggle.

Good News and Bad News

Today is a beautiful day to take a long ride here on the Oregon Coast - sunny with little wind; that's the good news.  The bad news is that I pulled a muscle in my back yesterday right before I was planning a short ride and could not ride today or yesterday.  I am really disappointed as I had hoped to ride both days with my friend Gale, and it is rare to have such beautiful days in February.  I'm going to take my dog for a walk instead to at least get some exercise.  In a few days I'm going to start posting my training results on a regular basis; hopefully this will inspire me to get out even in bad weather.  August really isn't that far off and I need to get my training in full gear.