Sadly, it was my first week completely bike free since August. Then I caught a cold! Finally got back on my bike today for the last BTE group ride before El Tour. We met at 6:30 am to ride the upper portion of the tour route. It was cold out...for Tucson. Greg and I need our winter cycling gear asap. Everyone was all bundled up with their leg warmers and arm warmers and ear warmers and toe warmers. Lucky for Greg, he was able to pick up a nice wind breaker at the Bike Swap yesterday. Unfortunately for me, they didn't have my size.
I can't remember the last time my toes were that cold. They were little toe-cicles that felt like they were going to snap off my foot with every bump in the road. Mac suggested I try putting a layer of plastic wrap between my socks and shoes next time. Galen recommends duct tape over the shoes. Those ideas sound good, but a nice pair of neoprene toe warmers for christmas sounds even better.
We rode 56 miles! That's only 10 less than El Tour. And poor Greg was getting over the flu. He was bedridden Wednesday through Friday. What a trooper.
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