When I started out it was calm with a few sprinkles...which I usually love riding in. So refreshing, cool and calming... but not for long. As the wind started to pick up I was seriously struggling to not blow over on my bike. Then it got worse and the leaves were whipping into my face! I seriously kept checking my face for blood where the leaves had whipped my face. And then it got WAY WORSE!!!
I was that biker that the cars were passing thinking... is she insane?!?! The rain and wind hurt and I could't see because I was trying to keep my head down so the rain wouldn't hurt so bad. The wind made it hard to keep my bike going straight and not blowing over. At first my thought was to finish my ride and then I realized that that was my CRAZY TALK! So I turned around and headed for home. That proved to be the hardest 5 miles and scariest ride on my bike to date! This pic doesn't do it justice. It was pouring rain and if you look at the mountains in the background you can see the storm. That last 5 miles home was the hardest ride ever. I was pedaling my guts out in the wind all the while being pelted by rain that felt like paintballs. As I sit here in my warm jammies and type this I am so thankful to have made it home safe without a bike crash... because there were a few close calls. Lets hope for better weather tomorrow.
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