Changing Leaves and Some Wind
I skipped the last two days because it was cooler than I like but today it warmed up to 71 degrees but the wind was stiff from the WSW at 10 mph and 17 mph gusts. The sky was a clear blue. At the beginning of the ride I rode west along Northpark Drive on the greenbelt trail. The east bound lanes are about 8 feet away and the traffic created more wind turbulence making fast riding difficult. This made me grateful for the clothes I selected: leg warmers over my shorts, long and short sleeve jerseys and a wind breaker jacket. Once I was amongst the trees on the trails the wind was not such a problem and it was cooler except when I rode into an opening with sun.
The activity profile on my Garmin 510 still needs tweaking: I forgot to set the lap distance. I set the lap time to 5 miles which I thought set it. More adjustments. I now have a MTB activity profile to go with my MTB rides.
The ride was 16.39 miles long. The average speed was 12.4 mph. I have remember the gearing and speed riding my MTB is different from a road bike.
Temperature and daylight changes have started the leaves color bonanza. It is beautiful riding on the trails. Sometimes the leaves have fallen in such large amounts the trail is covered. I have to pay attention not to go off the concrete or asphalt trail. I did not see many other people on the trails. There was a father and his two children in the first 2 miles. The boy was riding a balance bike and the girl had training wheels. The trail was nice and wide where we passed.
No biking tomorrow on Thanksgiving Day. Friday and Saturday the weather looks great. I should be able to ride the Stradalli RP-14.
I am now up to 158.38 miles for November and 6330 miles for the year. 170 miles to go.
