Rain

Saturday morning started out with decent weather. I'd seen it display thundershowers in the forecast but looked outside and saw nothing. So, I started to ride. The next thing I notice is that I am all wet and the roads are getting wet as well. Pretty soon, I am out an hour and I am sliding all over the place. I turned around and started for home. It was not good when I slid to a stop at an intersection. Lucky for me there was only one car and they were paying attention. The rides continue to go well and I am making progress towards the 200+ mile goal. This week I am raising the amount of time on the bike each night to at least 1 hr 15 minutes with a three hour ride on Saturday. This will give me over 9 hours on the bike for the week. If I can keep this up through the holidays I will be well on the way to being prepared for July.

On another note, the Steelers decided to take themselves out of the playoff picture. It will be interesting to see how the season ends. It is still possible to be 11-5 in four weeks but after losing three straight games, that does not seem likely. We need to get on the bus and ride it to the end of the line. Let's go Steelers!!