Todde's Tri Blog

I left the house for a 2hr bike ride this morning at 9am and it was nasty cold. A few minutes into the ride and my fingers were numb. I few minutes later and my toes were numb. Everything else managed to stay warm but i thought my fingers were goners. I really enjoyed the ride but it was really tough sledding when I had to go into the wind. I rode the 1st hr in the small chainring and focused on keeping my cadence up. The 2nd hour was for the big ring and again I tried to keep the cadence up. During the 2hr ride I saw a total of 5 people out on the roads biking. The best part of the ride was coming home to a cup of coffee and some pancakes and deer sausage. I made sure to call Amber 15min prior to arrival so she could get the skillet fired up. Once I was home it took 15min for me to get full feeling back in my left big toe. I think an extra pair of socks will help the feet but I am definitely need to upgrade my gloves (i wore some cotton knit running gloves that were a joke for cycling).