One Last Dance

Pretty amazing stuff for New Year's Eve Day! Cloudy and wet, sure. But it was touching 50 degrees today so somehow, despite being up against the clock I got my butt out there and rode for one final time in 2010.

15 miles/5 laps of my Elm Grove crit course. Funny thing is, I rode it like I meant it today because I only had a window of time to get it accomplished in, meaning I did it at 15 mph average...not bad for this time of year!

The ice on the pond is letting go...

The snow is all gone, as was any fear of hitting a patch of ice or black ice along the road. No, this had more of the feel of a ride in late March on a pretty decent spring day. Yet it's December 31st.

By the third lap I actually undid the top of my outer shell because it felt like I was building up too much body heat inside. Who would ever think that!

And no booties today either...
There is actually some bare skin down there with my knickers on.

And I heard a robin singing at one point in the ride today too. All I could think was to tell it, "Fly away fast my feathered friend...this warm weather ain't gonna last!"

So in the end I rode right up until the final day of the year, and my 2010 miles total is now final at 2,849.