Unseasonable warm weather had me put aside the trainer today to take advantage of an opportunity for an outdoor ride. Sporting my new helmet, which was a Christmas gift, I took to the roads at Kensington Metropark. I caught a late day lighting up of some oaks with their remnants of leaves near the end of my ride.
Even though I've been using the trainer, it's amazing how out of shape a person gets without riding on the roads. Nothing like a little wind and hills to slow a person down. It took me over a half hour of riding time to make it just over 4 and a quarter miles. Of course I did pick the most horrendous hilly section with THAT HILL in it. I felt like a sloth! I normally don't ride the roads at Kensington, preferring the bike path, but the path was snow/ice covered in spots.
Having toured through the park after our first big snowfall I saw that the path was cleared, it looked as though it had been plowed so I assumed that the whole path would be open and free of snow or ice. That is not the case. I would expect that after today's temps in the 50's and our overnight lows in the 40's and tomorrow's mid 60's temps that the path may just be completely cleared. I guess I'll find out because with weather like that in January in Michigan you can be sure to find me outdoors riding tomorrow. I bet the park will be packed. We've got a real January thaw going.
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