78 Degrees

Colorado Springs, cycling, weather | UltraRob | Thursday, November 9th, 2006 at 1:59 pm

Yesterday the high temperature was 78 degrees which was a new record for the day. Tuesday it had gotten up to 73 degrees. Even the weekend and Monday had been in the upper 50’s. A cold front is supposed to come in tonight so the high is supposed to be in the 40’s tomorrow.

Monday I got in a nice ride at the Air Force Adademy. It is so nice to be able to ride there again on the roads with little traffic and pretty scenery. One day I forgot my drivers license and they wouldn’t let me on even though I was with a co-worker who had his. Remembering to carry a drivers license is a small price to pay for access to great road riding.

Tuesday I did an easy spin on the mountain bike at lunch. Yesterday I took Danielle to pre-school in the Burley because my car is in the shop. That gave me an hour on the bike. I used a tip from Lou, another solo RAAM rider last year. He had posted about using a hot pac from a Pyrex Portables container to keep his kids warm when commuting. I don’t know if it was necessary since it was warming up quickly and I was over dressed by the time I got to Danielle’s school. By the time I got home, it was i the 60’s. Last night she wanted me to take her to Awana Club in the Burley too. It’s amazing how hard a small hill can be with 2 kids in the trailer.