Tuesday, April 27, 2010

A Wee Windy Warm-Up


Total for this ride: 6.2 miles
Total for this year: 358.0 miles

I started the "warm-up" rides for the RIT Recreational Cycling group today.  First ride is always an easy one - today we just rode around the perimeter of the campus twice, avoiding the hill on the west side by the Red Barn.  There were nine of us all together, about half of them first time riders with the group.  Really not a bad turn out considering 1) I advertised that this was going to be a ride for beginners who wanted to build some confidence before going on longer off-campus rides, and 2) it was freakin' cold out.  Temps were in the 40's and there was a stiff breeze from the west at probably 20 mph.  Our pace was very slow - it took 45 minutes to make the two loops - but nobody crashed, and everyone seemed to have a good time.  Hopefully it will be a little warmer next week.


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