Today was cold and wet and miserable but we rode anyways. Today's route was from Carnation up to Snoqualmie Falls and then down through Fall city and along a pretty rural road back to Carnation. I made it to the Falls, RIDING all the way!! I did have to stop a few times but I DID IT!! A lot of thanks goes to Linda, my coach and riding leader who was there with me telling me to keep riding, that I could do it. The ride was not as long as originally planned as it was so wet and cold. I don't think I had a dry inch on my body when I was done and my toes were numb. I managed to wiggle out of my tops while sitting in the car and put on a dry jacket that I had left there for the drive home but the pants were still wet and I shivered all the way home despite having the heater on high. At the end of the ride all of us were a muddy mess. I even had road grit in my hair! When I get my new bike eventually I will be sure and get some fenders too. Those with fenders on their bikes weren't quite as muddy.

It will probably be several weeks before I post again as I probably won't have access to a computer. However I will be continuing with my training.