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This is getting real old, real fast!

This is, I believe, the 5th (maybe even the 6th) day in a row, when temperatures have dropped below 40oF (4.4oC).

I know for sure Monday it was 38.3oF, and today the thermometer is already at 39.1oF, and sunrise is still a way off.

40oF is usually my limit when deciding to go for a bike ride, so the turmoil I'm experiencing right now, deciding whether to break that rule, is almost too much to bare. I need to ride, but the cold makes it almost intolerable, and definitely not enjoyable. (I hate going out late, because then I have to ride by myself. Of course few people ride in this cold, so I may end up riding myself, even if I do go out early.)

Such a dilemma!

And so far this week, I've only ridden about 50 miles (normally I would have done about 100 miles), which only adds to the turmoil.

Now this time of year I typically don't ride as much, nor as hard, as I do during the warmer months, since I'm only trying to maintain my level of fitness, but at my age, it's so easy to lose that fitness level, and it takes so much longer to regain it, the decision to ride seems like an easy one to make.

But the cold, DAMN! It's just so FREAKIN' COLD!

It's not supposed to be like this in southern California. :(
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Mark VanKirk said…
Have you considered a stationary bike?
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