Riding at our own paces
9 May - Chillicothe-Marysville OH: sunny, low 70s; 12:00-7:15, 81.7 miles
Today's challenge came befoe we mounted our bikes: plotting our route around the perimeter of Columbus. We spent an hour at the library (with the eager help of the librarian) finding the best combination of farm and country roads to take us north.
I then stopped to visit Hopewell Culture Nat'l HIstoric Park while Tim got a jump on the day's long ride. By the time I got started at noon, the cycling conditions were perfect - high 60s, slight breeze to my back, flat roads. I started with a time trial, seeing how far I could pedal in 30 minutes: 9.7 miles, an incredible 19.4 mph on a loaded bike.
The ride ran through land turning more agricultural. By the time I finally caught up to Tim in Dublin, where we'd planned to finish, he suggested making use of the wonderful weather and jam it another 16 miles to Marysville. Now we'll have a short day tomorrow to Kenton, where I have two speaking gigs arranged.
Today's challenge came befoe we mounted our bikes: plotting our route around the perimeter of Columbus. We spent an hour at the library (with the eager help of the librarian) finding the best combination of farm and country roads to take us north.
I then stopped to visit Hopewell Culture Nat'l HIstoric Park while Tim got a jump on the day's long ride. By the time I got started at noon, the cycling conditions were perfect - high 60s, slight breeze to my back, flat roads. I started with a time trial, seeing how far I could pedal in 30 minutes: 9.7 miles, an incredible 19.4 mph on a loaded bike.
The ride ran through land turning more agricultural. By the time I finally caught up to Tim in Dublin, where we'd planned to finish, he suggested making use of the wonderful weather and jam it another 16 miles to Marysville. Now we'll have a short day tomorrow to Kenton, where I have two speaking gigs arranged.
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