Glover's long, cold winter

Just to mock those of us who have been showing up for trainer night, Glover sent this in for another update. I am very jealous as I have been hoofing it through the snow rather than sitting in the saddle, which I would much prefer.
So last year Frank accomplished his goal of riding 30 days in a row. (Check back to May 2007 for his blog entries.) For something new, my goal this winter is to not ride indoors. Of course, I could simply not ride and meet my goal but that seemed too easy.

It's been tough but so far I've been able to get in a ride or two a week. Considering that I rarely ride more than three times a week in good weather I'm pleased to have gotten out as much as I have so far. Having said that, my last three rides have started when it was below 20 degrees. Unfortunately, two of those rides were completed in sub-20 degrees. Hopefully as we enter March it'll warm up a little.

As usual, a few bits of equipment made things better: puncture resistant tires because even the thought of changing a tire made me feel cold; some dedicated winter clothing to keep some heat in my body. If I could only figure out how to keep my toes warm for more than an hour I'd be set.

We have plenty of ideas on how to keep your feet warm for Jim, but being the grump that he is, he probably won't listen.