Back to the Original Game Plan

Ok, back to the original gameplan. I started riding the road bike again last weekend and am planning on 30+ miler a week and getting on the fixed gear at least 2 or 3 times a week. Last weekend I road to Neenah from Oshkosh and back. That was a 32.1 mile ride and nice. I realized by mile 28 that I could actually stop peddling! The fixed gear paid itself off already, as I felt strong at the end of the ride felt good about my time too! I remember the last time I just went for a 20 mile ride, I was hurting pretty bad! Saw a massive turtle on this ride too. I've never seen a turtle this big around this neck of the woods before. The thing was the size of a basketball trying to cross the hwy! I gotta remember to take some pictures of this stuff!!

Well, today I decided and surprisingly got approval to take the day off at the last minute so I decided to go for a slightly bigger ride. I went to Appleton and back from Oshkosh. This was 51.2 miles and I also scored my first sunburn in a few years!! Not too bad though. I would have had a nice time as I felt pretty good throughout this whole ride if I hadn't stopped to help some kid with a duck crisis in Appleton on Memorial drive. 3 ducklings fell in a sewer and this kid was stopping traffic trying to get the ducks to the river. So I stopped to help, we ended up getting the police involved, got the ducks out of the sewer, caught the Mom and the other ducklings and the cops took them down to the river. I guess the break wasn't so bad and I did a good deed! Finished the rest of the ride strong and with more confidence for the next rides I'm planning!!

I'm thinking about doing the Omro Cycling Classic this Sunday. It is a 42 mile race. I wasn't so much into the race thing, but think it will be good practice and fun. Most importantly I feel confident I can finish it and avoid last place!! So that is looking like a possiblity. I also mapped out a ride to work in Green Bay. Some morning I'll have to leave a few hours earlier but can now ride to work someday. Most importantly I think I have secured a shower to use near work too!! Probably a pretty good idea, I'm guessing Corporate America wouldn't want you working in spandex!!! Hopefully I'll get a little more dedicated with this thing and offer up something for everybody to follow along too!
Cheers


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