Thursday ride stats

It was ridiculously warm today so I took the opportunity to log some miles.

I listened to this new U2 album I bought on iTunes. There are some great live performances on this one.

Stats:
29.89 miles
Avg 16.3 mph
1 hr 50 mins
Cad 75
Odometer 3299

Getting closer

I got out for an early morning ride yesterday with James. We went down to Old Town and back. The trails were empty at the early hour.

Total ride was 23 miles. My odometer now reads 3269.

Not sure if I will have time to get out today...

100 miles in four days

While in western PA for Thanksgiving Dad and I rode Wednesday through Saturday. We had absolutely beautiful weather for this time of year and I enjoyed the rolling western PA hills (as well as the company on my bike--I am pretty tired of riding alone)...although as I rest today on the couch, my legs are telling me the downtime watching football instead of riding is well-advised.

We rode 20 miles on Wednesday, 15 on Thursday, 32 on Friday and 33 on Saturday. My odometer now reads 3249.

Here are some pics of our ride on Saturday.

Pre-ride shot...


On the road...




On all four rides we followed many creek beds...


The upside to climbing western PA hills is the sloping gentle descents...


Odometer shot...


Dad assumes his post-ride position...


After all four rides we went out with the whole family to Penn Brewery. Two tall Penn Weizens treated me just right!

Hilly riding in Pittsburgh

I am home for Thanksgiving now and I got out on a 20 mile ride today with my dad. The hills make racking up the miles harder, but I really like the change of pace and the change of scenery.

My odometer now reads 3166.

Mileage update

Yes, I have been terrible and posting my rides lately. But that does not mean I haven't been riding.

I am still on track to reach my New Year's goal of 3500 miles. I have been riding on average 4 times a week which has been especially challenging these last few weeks as work has been incredibly busy.

I went out on Friday for a 20 miler and then did a 25 miler yesterday with my buddy Jeff. Today I cut my ride short at 13 miles only to get back in time to watch the Browns drop a heartbreaking loss to the much despised Steelers...sigh.

So as we head into the Holiday season my odometer reads 3146 miles. 354 miles to go. That means I need to average around 9 miles a day for the rest of the year. Completely do-able.