30 miles on my bike!

I decided to ride a bike century this summer; riding 100 miles in one day. It's not a race so much as an event, often to raise money for charity. I figured I've been running for a lot of years, it's time to add something new.

So yesterday I did my first "long" ride of 30 miles. I'm following a plan from Bicycling magazine that builds me up over 10 weeks to a long ride of 65 miles. I guess after that I'm just supposed to gut out the last 35 miles for the day of the century.

It was gorgeous weather Saturday: sunny, not too warm, and not too breezy. I rode 15 miles out on Route 30, which doesn't have much traffic, is fairly flat (for Vermont) and has a wide shoulder. It was a lot of fun riding and I felt great.

It didn't even really bother me that a peloton of very fit riders zipped past me like they weren't even working hard. They have their workout and pace, and I have mine. I'll never be really fast, but I can certainly stick to a training schedule and put in the necessary miles. Hopefully having fun at the same time!

The 9 mile easy ride today was a piece of cake! Even better, I rode with my husband down to the gym, worked out, rode to the bagel shop to pick up breakfast for my kids, and then rode home. A lot accomplished on 2 wheels to start off a Sunday.

Here's hoping your day was just as wonderful as mine,
Lynn