Good ride last weekend

I met up with the Omaha riders at Mahoney State Park last weekend and went for a 60 mile ride. It was a good ride with lots of wind and hills. I hated it while riding, but in hindsight, it was a good ride and a good eye-opener for me.... I can do this if I put my mind to it, and I need to keep up with those long rides otherwise I will die in Tucson.

That was the first long ride I had taken on Abel's bike and it worked pretty well. I am not used to his saddle and it practically wore a hole in my butt. I may need to buy a different saddle. I am going to let this heal up and see how it goes.

I plan on doing laps around Branched Oak Lake this weekend and clock 65 miles.

Back on Track!

Abel was nice enough to let me borrow his bike to keep training for my big ride. Thank You Abel! I haven't heard back from my insurance company since the middle of last week. If things keep going at this slow pace, I may end up riding Abel's bike in the race too (Abel, I hope that is OK :)

Anyway, I went to Omaha Thursday night and got the bike. It is a good fit, same frame size as my stolen bike, and he already had SPD clip less pedals, so I could clip right in. I took it in for a tune up, got the tires up fixed, and now I am riding again. I went to Branched Oak Lake on Sunday and rode that twice. I am not completely sure how far that is as I haven't gotten a computer yet. If anyone knows how far it is around BOL, let me know. I will record my mileage. It was windy and hilly, and it sucked. But I guess that is good for my training!

Here is a pic of Abel's bike. I am going to write down the serial number just in case!