Sunday, February 24, 2013

And the Oscar goes to......

So I'm recovering from today's ride while sitting here on the couch watching the Oscars. Today was a mixed bag. I started on the Trace heading South towards Natchez all the way to Raymond, MS. Had a smooth ride down with what seemed to be downhill riding all the way. Completed the first 30 miles in 1hr.45 mins. and then hit a tough headwind with many hills on the way back. Completed 50.1 miles in 3 hrs 44 mins. with ave. speed  of 13.4 mph. Rode 2,425 ft. in elevations burning 1,575 calories. It was  such a beautiful day, cool at 50 degress but not a cloud in the sky. Put on the leggings and arm warmers on the way out, but when it warmed up around noon, I was able to take them off. As you can see from the photo, I chose to ride without my panniers today. (For those that don't know, panniers are the packs that we store are clothing, etc and hang on the sides of the racks on the bike). My goal is to get a ride to Natchez & back the next day by late April. It's 101 miles from Jackson to Natchez, so that should be a good pre-LEJOG ride. All for now...