The weather is weird. No snow this winter and temperatures are abnormally high. I still took a four month break from biking and worked on cross training exercises as I believe that is a healthy way to maintain fitness. However, it is now time to start riding again. Then again, continuing with the weird weather of the 2023 - 2024 winter, it starts snowing late in March. We get meaningful (and much needed) moisture along with cold windy weather. There is plenty of rain this spring and spring remains windy. This weather is reducing my biking mileage some. In June the weather gets hotter and more humid. Morning riding is definitely a good idea. I thought when I retired I have soooo much time for riding, but there are still too many demands on my time. Oh well, at least I'm not bored. After some much nicer weather in June and July, the weather got hot and humid again in late July and early August. All-in-all though, can't complain too much since I am riding. As autumn begins it is apparent everything is getting dry outside. Droughts do not prevent one from biking but it does affect your mood when you are riding. It just feels nicer when it's lush and green outside.
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week1, 2-Mar: | 28 | 28 | 28 | cold, windy, and sunny - great day to ride to Fort Snelling |
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week2, 9-Mar: | 51 | 79 | 39 | Warmer and nicer, ride to Gateway Trail |
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week3, 16-Apr: | 0 | 79 | 26 | Colder, Snowier, Wetter, Windier |
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week4, 23-Apr: | 0 | 79 | 19 | Colder, Snowier, Wetter, Windier |
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week5, 30-Apr: | 0 | 79 | 15 | Colder, Wetter, Windier and we do need the rain |
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week6, 6-Apr: | 70 | 149 | 24 | Ride to Plymouth as the weather finally tunrs nicer |
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week7, 13-Apr: | 85 | 234 | 33 | Ride Shingle Creek Trail - beautiful but windy weather |
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week8, 20-Apr: | 111 | 345 | 43 | Ride to Wayzata and to Elm Creek Park - cool and very windy |
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week9, 27-Apr: | 99 | 444 | 49 | Ride to Medicine Lake and Newport - cool windy weather continues |
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week10, 4-May: | 152 | 596 | 59 | Ride to Shakopee - beautiful sunny day, ride to N. St. Paul |
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week11, 11-May: | 104 | 700 | 63 | Ride to Newport via Vento Trail - TNR to Coon Rapids Dam |
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week12, 18-May: | 67 | 767 | 63 | Ride to Baker Park - 6 miles of near wildernesss trail |
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week13, 25-May: | 87 | 854 | 65 | Ride to Bloomington Ferry and to North St. Paul |
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week14, 1-Jun: | 116 | 970 | 69 | Ride to Wayzata, and Coon Rapids Dam |
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week15, 8-Jun: | 111 | 1081 | 72 | Ride to Elm Creek and on Medicine Lake Trail |
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week16, 15-Jun: | 66 | 1147 | 71 | Ride to Hamel, Maple Gorve, and Wayzata |
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week17, 22-Jun: | 63 | 1210 | 71 | Ride to Newport and Swede Hollow |
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week18, 29-Jun: | 123 | 1333 | 74 | Ride to Elm Creek and North St. Paul |
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week19, 6-Jul: | 117 | 1450 | 76 | Ride to Plymouth and Duck Lake |
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week20, 13-Jul: | 112 | 1562 | 78 | Ride to Champlin - a bit hot and humid |
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week21, 20-Jul: | 109 | 1671 | 79 | Ride the Gateway Trail to Jamaca Ave and TNR thru Edina, nice weather |
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week22, 27-Jul: | 68 | 1739 | 79 | Hot humid weather means shorter rides |
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week23, 3-Aug: | 101 | 1840 | 80 | Much nicer weather, Gateway Trail, ride to Eagan |
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week24, 10-Aug: | 112 | 1952 | 81 | nice weather, Baker Park, ride Greenway (open again) |
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week25, 17-Aug: | 88 | 2040 | 81 | Ride the Gateway Trail just past Brown's Creek Trail |
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week26, 24-Aug: | 100 | 2140 | 82 | Ride Gateway Trail to North St. Paul, back thru Shoreview |
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week27, 31-Aug: | 123 | 2263 | 83 | nice weather, Hopkins, Mendota Bridge, Coon Rapids Dam |
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week28, 7-Sep: | 177 | 2440 | 87 | mini-tour ride to St. Cloud - beautiful weather |
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week29, 14-Sep: | 66 | 2506 | 86 | hot humid weather - short rides around the city |
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week30, 21-Sep: | 77 | 2583 | 86 | Ride the Greenway to Hopkins |
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week31, 28-Sep: | 81 | 2664 | 85 | Ride around the chain of lakes |
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week32, 5-Oct: | 63 | 2727 | 85 | busy busy week - just short rides |
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week33, 12-Oct: | 49 | 2776 | 84 | Ride to Hopkins on the Greenway Bike Trail |
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week34, 19-Oct: | 46 | 2822 | 83 | Ride Luce Line Trail |
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week35, 26-Oct: | 63 | 2885 | 82 | Ride to Hopkins |
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week36, 2-Nov: | 73 | 2978 | 80 | Nice sunny ride to Hastings - longest ride of the year |
| Trek 1220 | 807 |
| Trek Domane SL-5 | 2171 |
Last updated on 2-April-2025