Today was a red-etter day for my riding in a couple of aspects. (1) I made it over 3000 miles for the year, and this is a significant achievement, despite the fact that I find it mildly disappointing in light of my 3500 miles last year, and my goal of 4000 this year (which, however, my broken hand this summer killed). (2) It was my first ever ride during a snowfall. Now, granted, it was only a very light snow—but it still feels good to have done it. I do not, however, look to make this a regular achievement this winter. 😎
It was, however, my slowest ride ever (average speed of 6.5 mph), and this was attributable to two factors. (1) With the suboptimal conditions, I deliberately refused to push for speed, instead focusing on careful and safe riding. (2) I encountered numerous patches (primarily, but not exclusively, uphills) where my tires spun and I could gain no traction. The worst such was right at the end of my ride, when, cold and exhausted, I could not ride at all up the hill from Oak Valley to our complex, and had to walk the trike up.
At any rate, I was able to ride 14.2 miles in 2:12. My MapMyRide app quite in mid-ride, so in order to measure the mileage I had to resort to my old friend, the Google Maps Pedometer, after I got home.
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