My Least Favorite Month Is Over

cycling, mountain biking, weather | UltraRob | Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009 at 11:21 am

Over the years, January has been my least favorite month of the year. It’s cold and the days are short.

It’s more than just the cold and dark. February isn’t much warmer. It’s starts warming up some in March but it’s our snowiest month. Still neither February or March are my least favorite.

January is when I ramp up my training for the new season. I love riding my bike outside but don’t like the trainer very much. I ride outside when it’s cold but I hate getting on all the layers.

So why is February not as bad? The days are noticeably longer and spring doesn’t seem so far way. I know training now will make me stronger and I’ll have more fun on the bike when it gets warmer.

This year January has been different. Although we’ve had a bit of sub-zero weather, we’ve had several days in the 60’s or even 70. I also did a road trip with great mountain biking. I did a couple rides at St. George, UT (Day1, Day2), Bootleg Canyon and west of Las Vegas near Blue Diamond.

Saturday was another 60 degree day. I headed out for a mountain bike ride and there were many other people out enjoying the outdoors. There were the most people I’ve ever seen rock climbing in Red Rocks Canyon.

We may pay for January’s mild weather in February but spring is getting closer. Now is the time to prepare for summer adventures. It’s nice today and time to take advantage of it.

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