Sunday, September 2, 2012

I want to go farther and farther.

I rode 16 miles at the Cove on Saturday.  It was difficult at times, and I had an opportunity to turn right head up the mountain and end the ride a bit sooner than I did, but what did I do?  Went straight and added more elevation.  I really am enjoying myself and the time I get to spend on my bikes, but I want to ride longer distances now.  I know the race in October is 31 miles (~50km), but if I do that successfully, what's next 50 miles?  Yea sure why not.  There's just something neat about saying that I can do that.  What's cooler is riding on a trail through this beautiful area.  I can't think of a better way to spend my time. 

As for road riding, I've accomplished two 40 mile road rides recently, I do think it's time to go for 50 miles on the road, and I'll look for an opportunity to do that soon.  I have a calendar written out with what I want to ride on what day.  I have a race on 9/15 so that's taking some planning.  Of course, work is ever present so I'm limited to ~20-25 miles of road during the week.  I'm hoping to slide in some MTB miles during the weeks coming up because of the R*t*R Meltdown. 

Hopefully all of this riding isn't for naught.  I hope to stay healthy (you know no colds, etc), and I hope I've planned this right.  We'll see.

Meanwhile, I'm bored!!!

1 comment:

CountryDew said...

We're certainly having beautiful weather for riding. I hope you get out and enjoy!