We did it! Brent and I rode in the Apple Cider Century ride and did 50 miles in a little over 4 hours. That’s an average speed of 12.5 miles and hour. It was a great ride – good pace, not too exhausting and only a little soreness in my neck and shoulders the next day. Whether was a bit cool and overcast but perfect for a ride.
My top speed was 29.2 MPH! I am not sure how that compares to normal but it sounds impressive! I had a lot of fun and am definitely looking forward to next time!
Before the race – nervous and excited…
During the ride, a bit of the nice scenery and my riding buddy
Some chickens I noticed while riding. Excuse my silliness, I think the exhaustion was taking over 🙂
Crossing the finish line!!!!!!
After the race – tired and sweaty but pretty proud of myself!
Forgot my helmet tonight so had to get a loaner – don’t worry I still looked fabulous! Little cooler so got to try out my long sleeve jersey which worked great!!! Stoped again halfway for some delicious tacos at The Other Door.
This weekend is my Apple Cider Century ride – I’m hoping to do 50 miles. Wish me luck!!
Wednesday night twilight ride is quickly turning into nighttime ride. Still lots of fun though and great exercise. Also, no threat of being caught by the zombies alone so there is that…
For the halfway mark on our ride tonight we stopped at a small restuarant in Lake Bluff called “The Other Door” You could start by saying its like Chipotle but its so much more. (and I love Chipotle) The atmostphere is great, the food is amazing, and the drinks are on point. I totally recommend this spot if you are looking for some great eats.
While everyone else is out looking for Pumpkin Spice Lattes, I am trying to find Starbucks that still have the peach syrup from summer so I can get Peach Green Tea Lemonades. Starbucks is discontinueing the flavor for the season so not only does this signal the end of PGTL but also summer! Noooo!
Also took a bike ride tonight but again the end of summer got me. Wanted to do 20 miles and left at about 6:15 pm. Thought I would have plenty of time but nope. Even though a few days ago the sun sets around 8pm now its down around 7pm. So I had probably my faster ride ever as I raced home in the dark trying not to assign evil monsters to every sound I heard in the forest.
There was one point where I was coming up to a bridge and thought to stop a rest a bit. When I reached the bridge though I saw a lone figure learning against the railing in the dark. They did not make any movement when I entered the bridge. I’ve seen enough movies to know not to stop and that was my fastest mile all night and I tried to ride away while keeping an eye behind me so I didn’t become a zombie.
So I did get out today per my promise from yesterday however I was still pretty lazy so decided to walk instead. And get pizza for dinner. Hey – still counts! Plus I brought The Other so I think that counts for something.
Saw this awesome landscaping on our walk. Totally want this for my house.
I haven’t biked in about 2 weeks due to being busy and also lazy. Really wanted to get back into it today and promised myself I’d go after lunch. However we went to a new BBQ place by our house which was delicious and when I came home I kinda just wanted to sleep
I forced myself to go, which I am pretty proud of but it was a more difficult than usual ride with a belly full of beef brisket.
It was a beautiful ride even if it was a bit slower than usual. I think I got over my block and hope to get out tomorrow as well.
Another Twilight ride, and this time Brent came along! We rode the North Shore Bike Path which I didn’t know existed. It took us all the way to the lake. I got a new light before this ride and it was amazing. So bright!!! There were 6 of us in total this time which made for a fun ride.
Last week after the Twilight Ride I left my bike at the shop for a tune up. Today The Other and I picked up our bikes and rode home. I am happy to have my bike back!! The ride home was hot but nice and surprisingly short. Google said it would be 8 miles but it was only about 6. I’m excited that maybe in the future I can ride to the Wednesday Twilight ride. Speaking of which, can’t wait for tomorrow!
The cycle shop I bought my bike from hosts a weekly Wednesday Twilight Ride. Thus week is the first week I went and I happened to be the only to show up!
No worries though. The employee who hosts finished closing up the shop and we headed out. It was great weather, a little chilly but perfect once you start pedaling.
We decided to head south since I have not been farther south than 137. Night came on quickly which my little light was totally unprepared to deal with. Luckily my riding partner noticed this before we even took off and leant me one from the shop. Even with that, it wood have been a dark ride without his super powerful lamp.
After the ride we decided to stop at Chipotle for some dinner. It was very well deserved! I had a ton of fun on the ride and can’t wait for next week!
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