I was able to leave work early today because my employer let us off early for Thanksgiving Day. This allowed me to leave on the evening ride at 4;21. Because I thought there would be just enough daylight to get 20 miles in I rode the Motobecane Le Champion road bike. Since I can ride faster on the road bike than the MTB this seemed possible. Heavy clouds meant darkness did not delay and I pulled in at the finish with just a wisp of daylight. The sun had set at 5:21 PM and I finished at 5:46 PM.

The temperature continues to be warmer than usual with 80 degrees at the start and 76 degrees when I finished. The wind has kicked up with 14 mph from the SSE and 24 mph gusts. I could feel the tailwind on the way back home. No riding tomorrow and Friday looks very iffy with the cold front arriving late Thursday and a 40-45 degree drop from Thursday to Friday. Saturday is a “maybe” and Sunday has a better probability with the temperature expected to hit the mid-60’s. Clear skies are expected as well.

The ride information:

• November miles 278.10
• Time riding this month 19:46:58
• YTD miles 4881.07

11-24-2010 Ride information

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