Ah, so it's May, and that means that yep, I'm busy taking time to hop on the bike for a helluva ride on June 9th and 10th - the MS 150. Yep, 150 miles in two days. Sound impossible? Well, I did it last year, so no, it's not impossible. It does, however, require a bit of work, pain, and self-inflicted torture of riding my bike over a whole lotta terrain that I would otherwise prefer to avoid. BUT, it's going well. Not as well as I'd like, but then, when is it ever perfect??? Never, as far as I can recall. But this weekend was a decent bit of riding - pretty much all of it good. A few lessons were learned from it, however:
1) ALWAYS prefuel. Yeah, I was stupid and didn't prefuel on one ride, and wondered why I was tired after about 30 miles. It didn't occur to me that I'd only eaten an apple and a handful of m&m's that day.
2) Chamois butter (or equivelent) always a necessity.
3) Biofreeze: also a necessity, and just some really nice stuff.
4) After riding with some friends, I realized I'm in better shape than I thought compared to some of them.
5) cycling tans are funny-looking, but are testament to the work put in.
6) Contrary to what my father believes, my saddle is not a torture device.
Speaking of Dad (see what I did there?) - Mine said the best thing today:
"If you live an extra 10% longer for drinking coffee, and 5% for drinking a nip of whiskey, and another 3-4% for having a glass of red wine, between that and all the other things that I do, I figure I'm never gonna die. I've got it solved!"
Dad, you crack me up, Dude. I look forward to helping you explore this theory!!!!!
Some other random coolness: looking forward to moving soon. A new house with workshop space for my house-mate and I, plus some entertaining space, as well s a nice-sized "Pittsburgh-level" yard. Covered porch, the works. It's a nice place. Hopefully, we'll be able to start moving on Monday!
Looking forward to a summer of camping, biking, and a lot of other things!!!
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