Bare Naked Legs

The Ride: Neighborhood Crit/11 laps

Miles: 21.0

Time: 1:25

Ave. Speed: 14.3 mph

Weather: Mostly Sunny, Mild, 63, Wind, light

Total Outdoor Miles 2018: 170.4

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The Story

It is a right of Spring.

I always take note of the first outdoor ride with exposed legs or 'first flesh' as I call it.

If you noticed a bright glare out there between 1-2 this afternoon, that was the sun reflecting off my Lilly-white legs for the first time this season. I still wore a wind jacket on top, but my legs were out there in the wind for the first time in 2018 today.

Now, keep in mind I always like to include a photo with each of my posts here at my cycling blog. So going by today's title, I decided, despite my inner fears as to what might show up, to Google "bare naked legs" and post the first picture that shows up here.

Needless to say, a lot more than bare legs showed up, and none of it was appropriate!

So...you get this picture instead.

I was able to crank out an extra lap today, taking my total to 11 because I felt much better today than 24 hours earlier.

These are not rides for adventure, sight-seeing, pleasure, or discovery out there on the open road.

No, these are workhorse rides, rides to simply get some miles into legs in preparation for those longer road adventures to come later this summer season.