20201108 cycling

This was a pretty good for riding. It helped that I took Friday off and rode for 30 miles. It started out windy and got worse as the weekend went on. The hurricane season forgot that it is supposed to end in October.

Monday
Start: Clear, 63°F, Feels like 63°F, Humidity 86%, Wind 12-27mph from N
End: Clear, 59°F, Feels like 59°F, Humidity 83%, Wind 12-29mph from N - by Klimat.app
Too damn windy.
Two loops. Slow and cold.
15.46

Tuesday
Start: Clear, 52°F, Feels like 52°F, Humidity 70%, Wind 9-20mph from NNE
End: Clear, 51°F, Feels like 51°F, Humidity 68%, Wind 9-20mph from NNE - by Klimat.app
Windy and cold. I just couldn't deal with two loops.
8.39 miles

Wednesday
Start: Clear, 56°F, Feels like 56°F, Humidity 87%, Wind 8-15mph from NNE
End: Clear, 55°F, Feels like 55°F, Humidity 88%, Wind 8-17mph from NNE - by Klimat.app
Cold and windy but determined to do two loops. (I blame the Apple Watch November Challenge).
15.46 miles

Thursday
Start: Clear, 63°F, Feels like 63°F, Humidity 92%, Wind 7-15mph from NE
End: Clear, 63°F, Feels like 63°F, Humidity 94%, Wind 7-15mph from NE - by Klimat.app
Not as cold nor as windy.
Two loops. Noisy bike.
15.46 miles

Friday
Coffeeneuring #8 (bonus)
Start: Partly Cloudy, 74°F, Feels like 74°F, Humidity 81%, Wind 9-19mph from NE
End: Mostly Cloudy, 82°F, Feels like 85°F, Humidity 60%, Wind 12-19mph from ENE - by Klimat.app
NE wind but it doesn't matter with the bonus rides. I rode to Zephyrhills. SR56 MUP is still closed. Part of the bike lane was blocked with traffic cones and barrels. At least the deceleration lanes are now complete and I don't have to worry about riding in the auto lanes or on the gravel. Windy but I didn't worry about my speed. Wearing old SheBeest shorts. They are too loose but the chamois is still good.
Starbucks. Today is the day they bring back the red cups and seasonal drinks. I ordered Peppermint Hot Cocoa. They have some Christmas merchandise. I got an ornament. I was really hoping they would have ornaments like the holiday cups. They only have three choices, red glitter, pink glitter and a clear Florida ornament.
I wondered why there was such a line but they were giving away a free reusable cup. But I don't think it is reusable at Starbucks because of the pandemic. Oy. |
The ride home was good but noisy. US301 is loud because of traffic. SR56 was loud because of my bike. I really need to take it in.
I tried the Skratch Recovery Mix again. I used my stick blender and it was 100% better. It takes like watery chocolate milk but that is fine.
31.22 miles

Saturday
Coffeeneuring #9 (bonus)
Start: Partly Cloudy, 77°F, Feels like 79°F, Humidity 79%, Wind 11-24mph from ENE
End: Partly Cloudy, 83°F, Feels like 86°F, Humidity 64%, Wind 16-25mph from E - by Klimat.app
Very windy. I rode up MPB to SR54. I had to make a u-turn to go west. I should have gone through the barriers as SR54 eastbound is very rough and lacking a shoulder in parts. Westbound was good and there is a bike lane.as I rounded the turn, I saw a car on the side. The woman waved at me. I thought they might needing directions and decided to be nice. It was Amber and Robert. We talked a bit then I continued to Starbucks. The tailwind was amazing. Again I had to make a u-turn and riding against the wind was awful. I am glad I made the longer trip yesterday.
Peppermint White Hot Cocoa and iced tea. I got the Florida ornament today.
Service is slow.
The drink tastes like a melted and hot peppermint stick. Better than I expected.
The ride home was OK. The tailwind never really helped along SR54 because I was on the sidewalk rather than cross the street twice. I rode through Seven Oaks and had a headwind when the rode curved east. The last two miles were tough because it was against the wind along CLR.
18.90 miles
11.7 mph

Sunday
Coffeeneuring #10 (bonus)
Start: Partly Cloudy, 78°F, Feels like 80°F, Humidity 75%, Wind 16-30mph from ENEZ
End: Partly Cloudy, 83°F, Feels like 86°F, Humidity 59%, Wind 19-30mph from ENE - by Klimat.app
Windy as Fuck. Tropical Storm Eta is causing too much wind. And why did I do, ride into the wind along SR56. So slow but I kept going. The ride back was fun. I rode hard enough to keep my heart rate above 140. But my average pace for the ride was still slow. Oh well.
Starbucks. Making my own with White Hot Cocoa and Chestnut Praline Sauce. I hope it is good.
I am glad I didn't wait to get my ornaments. They are mostly gone.
Very good drink! I will ❤️ this one!
The ride back was not fun. I had to ride into the wind again.
I didn't think I would need recovery mix but my legs were shaking when I stopped.
24.86 miles

This week 129 miles
This year 4,766 miles