Today's ride was for 3 hours and 50 minutes. A total of 36 miles. That's the most I've done in one day, so far. The clear blue skies and the cool morning air at 0515 made it a great day for a ride.
I knew which way I was going to go this morning. I wanted to go over to an area that I knew had a nice, smooth path. Little did I know I would find an even better bike path!
I had to ride for about an hour or so before I got there, but it was well worth the ride.
The path was so nice, I did it twice!
I saw a jogger that stopped and put a leash on her dog when I was approaching.
I asked her if the dog would bite me. She said "No, but he might lick you."
I saw a lady walking down the path with headphones on, so she didn't hear me approaching. I slowed down as I started to pass her. She finally noticed me and I think I scared the crap out of her!
I followed the path until it ended. It's a really nice trail with a lot of curves and zig-zags.
I was able to get up to 19 mph on the straightaways, my fastest speed, so far, but I had to slow down for the curves. :(
It was the first time I've been able to ride on a bike path. It was SO nice to ride with no vehicle traffic around and a smooooooth road to ride on. That's one of the reasons I was riding for almost 4 hours. I was having a blast and didn't want to go home!
On the way back I finally saw a fellow recumbent rider for the first time in my one week of owning a trike! He was coming toward me riding a SUN HD delta trike. As he passed me he smiled and gave me a big HELLO.
It wasn't until he had passed me that I realized who he was. He was the guy I met at the LBS a couple weeks ago when I was still trying to decide which trike to buy. No wonder he looked so familiar!
I've even chatted with him via e-mail and we have been talking about riding together.
I was having such a good time, I was just flying along and not paying attention to anyone else.
I left the park and got back on the road and headed for home. It was after 0900 by this time, and it still wasn't very hot. I just did a slow, steady cruise all the way. Although I had a blast, I was glad to get home get off the trike. Once I stopped riding, I could really feel the heat and my legs definitely had a good workout!
Not sure if I'm going to ride tomorrow. I'll wait and see how I feel when 0430 rolls around.
That's what I did today. How about you?
