Well, I headed out this morning for my first distance ride, and I was SHOCKED to look at the thermostat and discover it was only 32 degrees! I thought it was spring!
Last fall, when the weather was getting colder, I decided that I would only ride when it was 50 degrees or higher. But, you know, 50 degrees in the fall (when you're used to it being warmer) seems colder than 50 degrees in the spring (when you're used to it being colder), so when I went out yesterday it was pretty nice--I thought it would be around the same the morning.
I was wrong!
When I saw how cold it was, I bundled up and headed out anyway, but I forgot one critical thing--a hat.
If you look at pictures of me, you'll see that I don't have very much hair on my head. And those bike helmets are full of big holes! In the fall, I wore a stocking cap, but I didn't think about it today. What a mistake. After just one mile, I had such a headache. I went a little further and then turned around.
Unfortunately, I driven several miles to the trail, so I couldn't easily run home and get it.
Sigh. Oh, well. I'll see if I can squeeze in a long ride on Monday--maybe it will be warmer then.
And I'm going to add a stocking cap to my list of things to bring. Who know what the weather will be like up north in September?
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