I wanted desperately to ride a 12 hour after working all day Thursday. Despite weather forecast of rain, wind, lightning and cold.
Left the job around 12:15am Friday. Got on the road around 2:15am.
After doing one 25 mile lap in rural Burlington this morning it started to flash and crash (lightning) all around me about every 20 or 30 seconds. Even this dumb mick realized it's better to dive into the truck and head home than stiff it out and risk being a char broiled "dan on a stick."
Didn't mind riding in the driving rain. Sort of liked it. Even though it was almost parallel with the ground with a solid 20 - 25 mph NNE wind and 45 degree temp.
Weather guy said there were 2000+ lightning strikes w/n 150 mile radius of the area in a single hour during the time of my ride.
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/32498365
Home now. Gonna grab about 6 hours sleep and do 6 hours on the friggin' fantasyland indoor trainer.
Tomorrow morning back out to Burlington and on the road by 4am for that 12 hour.