So here we go again... I skipped 2008 to go to the DNC, but now I'm back for more RAGBRAI fun. I think it will be awesome too - I've convinced Josh to come along with me, so I won't be making the drive alone. We're all registered (Team Metalcraft!) and getting ready to go.
Since last time, I've lost a crap ton of weight but that was hardly noticeable today. I went on my first distance ride in quite a while - and I could tell it. Oh yeah, and the wind sucked bad.
I hate the idea of riding in a city, so I took off up to Oxford and decided I was gonna ride up NC 96 to Virgilina. I didn't get going until about 2:30 (gotta go to church and eat church lunch). I had this route mapped out that would take me up 96, over to the east a little bit then back down Cornwall Road. I made it up there ok, I guess, considering my computer was broken and I wasn't able to track my speed like I wanted.
Coming back was another story. I didn't want to stop really so I could make it back for the Wake game (GO DEACS!). So, as I was about to head to Cornwall Road, the road I needed to get there turned out to be gravel/dirt. So I just went back down NC 96. It took me about 3 hours to do roughly 40 miles (not sure of the exact amount). This sounds good until you realize I seriously did not stop for more than one minute that whole time. That means that I was crawwwwling at some points.
Once I got back I realized at least part of my trouble - the wind. It doesn't seem like much, having lived in Boone, but having a sustained 15-20 mph SW wind, when you're going South, is not good. My legs are dead, but, I completed it. If I get time, I'll scan the map and post it, in case anybody decides they want to ride. Nobody was hostile except some country dogs and it's really a fairly gentle ride.
PS - a bug totally flew into my mouth.
Running Miles Tally: 40!
Sunday, March 8, 2009
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