I spent the last 2 weeks fighting a flu and an intestinal inflammation, so I was feeling semi-ok and
decided to go for a ride after 3 weeks of not riding. Mistake #1. We decided to try out the
Greenbelt since we had not been there in quite a while. The air temperature must have been somewhere
between -5 and -10 degrees C . We figured it would warm up by the time we got out there. Mistake #2.
Nobody was foolish enough to go riding in that kind of cold, except for us, of course. Mistake #3.
The trails were empty, we rode our SS's like the lightening. About 1/2 hour into the ride, my throat
started getting sore and scratchy. I complained a little to Jim and he wanted to turn around and end
the ride, I refused. Mistake #4.
We got to the end of the loop and turned around to make our way back to the trail head. The
temperature was getting colder and it was becoming more difficult to breathe. We got half way
through to the end when we heard another rider coming up behind. He approached us and talked from
under his balaclava that covered his face. We realized it was Monkeyboy John, riding his SS also in
the crazy cold weather. He hopped in behind us and the 3 of us rode out of there.
We managed to make it home, frozen limbs and all. It was a big mistake to go out riding in that
weather, especially since I was just recovering from what I already had. Well, this ride landed me
in bed again, right where I started, this time with a fever included...
So much for being anxious to ride...
- CA-G learn your lesson...
Can-Am Girls Kick Ass!