We changed and headed out. The weather looked okay. There was only a 10% chance of rain in the forecast but there were dark clouds looming in the sky. I thought it was a little iffy but we went for it.<\/p>\n Michael and I have been caught in a rainstorm before.\u00a0One time we went for an impromptu bike ride that ended up being a rainy and muddy ride<\/a>! And another time,\u00a0we went for a hike in The Gorge and were caught in a rain storm! We had to take shelter in a cave<\/a> for the storm to pass.<\/p>\n So we’ve learned the hard way that we won’t melt in the rain. \ud83d\ude09 Still, it’s not pleasant. We biked through neighborhood streets that had nice bike lanes. I was getting good practice clipping in and out on my bike. I felt a lot more comfortable just having Michael there with me while I did it. We eventually connected to the Springwater Trail and headed West toward downtown. The clouds that were black and menacing suddenly opened up and dumped cold rain on us. Neither of us were really prepared. I stopped under a tree for shelter while Michael put on his rain jacket. I did not have my rain jacket!<\/p>\n We were literally at the half way point of the 10 mile loop. As far from home as possible. We raced down the trail in the torrential rain and rode through Sellwood. We got to Milwaukie and the rain started up again. We decided to take a break for a few minutes under shelter.<\/p>\n I look like a total dork in my photo! I was trying Michael’s old helmet and it was sitting weirdly on my head. The rain died down and rode the rest of the way home.<\/p>\n Ride Stats:<\/strong><\/p>\n Time: 1 hour<\/strong><\/p>\n Calories Burned: 426<\/strong><\/p>\n Distance: 10 miles<\/strong><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/IMG_6798.jpg\" "\\"IMG_6798\\"")
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\nThere’s a 10 mile route that Michael has mapped out. It takes about an hour and it’s a mixture of big hills, rolling hills and flat road so there’s a nice variety. The only downside is that there are a lot of intersections we have to stop at. We set out in the muggy rain cloud hoping it wouldn’t dump on us.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a>
\nWe dried off. It was 8pm by this time and we were both hungry (I’d been hungry all effing day!) so we decided to go out. We went to La Costita<\/a> because I had a Groupon for it.<\/p>\n