Today it was again very mild and with temperatures around 17 degrees C it really was too good to stay home. So I rode out for a little ride, even though I didn't feel very well. The rest of the week doesn't look too good weather-wise. 

Ride Stats : 20K and 145/155 heightmeters in 53mins

2072/20730

24-03-2010, 19:08 geschreven door Big Bad Wolf

A dry day so I decided to ride out in the afternoon after work . My legs didn't feel very strong and my throat had been giving me some concern the last couple of days but I would ride gently, not overdoing anything. I rode through Meerdael forest and then checked my GPS to bring me to Beauvechain. Through the fields and with only a slight wind this was very enjoyable. I checked my GPS map and took direction towards the church tower of L'Ecluse which I saw protruding over the next crest. The trails were mostly dry except for some patches in hollow roads. After a while I was in Sclimpre and from there it wasn't far anymore to Melin. Here I decided to turn around, take a picture of the church, try out some singletracks I had noticed before when passing on the tarmac, and then I made my way back towards La Bruyere and Nodebais. I had the wind behind me now so this was even more fun to do.

In La Bruyere I turned towards Tourinnes and from there made my way into Meerdael Forest for a last loop bringing me back home with another ride under my belt. My average heartrate was 112bpm so I did certainly not strain myself any more than I should. The temperature was 14 degrees C on average which felt good with only a mild wind from the east.

Ride Stats : 41K and 370/415 heightmeters (Polar/Garmin) in 2h17mins

2052/20575

As nice and pleasant as the weather was yesterday, it was a whole different story today. It had rained quite a bit last night but the temperature had also dropped considerably during the latter part of the night. Whence I had 18 degrees C yesterday, today I only managed 7 degrees C average during my ride.
I had more or less plans to ride the SVK 65K, or at least selected parts of it . As it turned out I started on the trail not far from my home but soon discovered the trail was wet and to top things off, it began to rain slightly. A light drizzle but with the low temperatures and the wind that got bad once you were out of the forest I didn't feel too inclined to ride more than about an hour or so. What a pity the SVK ride didn't go through yesterday. It would have yielded them a lot more attendance and it would have yielded me more than only selected bits and pieces of their track. As it stood, I inclined myself before the weather deities and decided to call it a day after doing a loop around Valduc. The rain was getting more intense and my Nokian NBX Lites were meeting their limits on the slippery trail.
Spring has begun, and yesterday and most of last week indeed felt like spring, but today was an off-key note in the carmina burana.

Ride Stats : 20.5K and 195/230 heightmeters in 1h12mins

2011/20160

21-03-2010, 13:47 geschreven door Big Bad Wolf