It isn’t quite fall, but I noticed a lot of colors have changed as I rode my bike today. All the colorful beach towels were missing from the beaches, and the colorful cars were missing from the parking lots along the beaches. It can only mean one thing… the kids are back in school. That’s about as much color change as we get around here for fall.

I’m still upset about not having my running shorts (and my new pair hasn’t arrived yet), but I still wanted to get outside and enjoy this great weather. That meant either swimming or biking. I decided to jump on my bike (it seemed a little too cold for swimming).

I wasn’t sure how far I was going to go. I haven’t ridden a lot since STP and I wasn’t sure how I would feel out there. I decided to start down El Camino and then head up through Rancho Santa Fe and either do the Three Witches loop (for a shorter option) or go down to Encinitas and come back along the coast. I was feeling pretty good, so I took the longer route. It was really windy today, but I still managed to make pretty good time. My bike was acting up a little, but I didn’t have to curse at it too many times. It may be time to clean and lube the chain again.