On Friday I finally got a chance for a bike ride.. After 5 days of not riding.. with the days being shorter.. the sunsets at 5:25pm.. now it makes it difficult to get the ride in.. But I was determined to get it in..I had a long day at work..so I finally get on my bike at 4:45pm so I made sure I had my lights on..Cause I would be racing the limited sunshine I had..With temps dropping fast it was getting cold.. I got 10.7 mile bike ride in..
On Saturday.. I had a great ride.. I left at 12:30pm with abundance of sunshine and a slight breeze.. Lots of things to see with the fall colors.. not all the leaves are on the ground.. plus this is a new route which includes going over the Catawba River and by a boat landing were the boats launch to go to Lake Wylie.. My mp3 player wasn't working.. dead battery.. so I had to go without it.. And was I glad I left it.. I was able to enjoy the sights and sounds so much more.. with the mp3 player I get into a zone and even though I enjoy it.. its not the same.. today I got into a medium tempo and maintain it.. this loop begins with hills and ends with hills.. I ended with a 31.2 mile ride.. a funny note my little girl Kellie and I went to the movies.. right in the middle of the movie I felt a cramp coming.. I'm thankful no one was sitting beside me.. that way I could straightin my leg..
Its amazing how the weather can change drasticly 24 hours later.. On Sunday my friend Ray was comimg over to do this new route.. I wanted to skip some hills so we drove to this Charter school and started from there.. this day was cloudy and breezy day.. the weatherman says it was 59 degrees but it felt a lot colder.. we had a perfect pace.. we took a detour to South Carolina.. then made a u-turn to our car.. we went by a renivated gas station.. looks right out of "Back to the Future".. we finished with 23.4 miles.. we went to downtown Belmont for a cup of coffee with expresso shots..a great way to finish the day..
On Monday.. I got done early.. and it was warm for a November day.. so as soon as I got home I grap my gear.. plus my mp3 player.. I played it loud with lots of high tempo music.. and I hit a fast rythem and never let up.. nothing like a good workout right after work..I finished with a 15.1 mile ride.. for a total 80.4 miles for the 4 days.. I'm getting very close to my goal of 3,650 miles.. I'm at 3,583 miles.. hope to be there by Thanksgiving.. That turkey is going to be so good.. I'm getting 2nds...Be Safe...
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