Dusting Off the Cobwebs

It was a long winter and cold, wet spring. For example: it was 42 degrees last Friday, only 4 days ago and the winds were howling. I’d like to think nothing keeps me down, but when the weather’s bad, I generally do not exercise outdoors. Thus, it’s been a few months since I rode my bike more than 10 miles at a stretch.

Today in preparation for taking the bike to Sleeping Bear Dunes next weekend (June 1-4) I did a 35-mile loop this morning. I can tell you about half-way through (17 miles) my legs were already toast. That being said—it was a GREAT ride. I did feel fresh most of the trip and didn’t really struggle even at the end. But I could tell all the parts of me that weren’t quite ready for 35 miles. The feet got sore and tired, my bum, the thighs burned.

 The weather and temps were perfect, as they will also be next weekend in the Traverse City area.

It felt good to dust off the cobwebs physically and let my mind go for such a long stretch. I look forward to more rides—just not the hills.