Day 4 of riding 4 days in a row.

Today is Wednesday November 27, 2024 but two days ago, on Monday, i rode my bike.

That was the 4th day in a row of riding.

It was cold so i bundled up, grabbed the mountain bike, and pedaled to the singletrack. Which was amazing.

I overdid it a bit and was pretty wiped by the time I got home.

Over this 4 day period i road a total of about 8 hours, that's a ton for me.

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving, which means i have 4 days off of work. Maybe i can squeeze a ride in each day.

Biking on a Sunday

Today is Monday November 25 2024 and i'm getting ready to go for a bike ride.

I have the day off work.

Yesterday on what was an awesome weather day i rode my mountain bike for about 3 hours. That included a crash on some dirt singletrack. Thankfully i didn't break anything but i rung my bell good. Pic of the aftermath below. My ribs are still sore today. But i dusted myself off and rode for another hour and a half.

Pedaling medium effort from my house i can be on single-track is less than 30 minutes. Sweet single track, especially this time of year when the woods are pretty and there are no real bugs.

Today i'm taking the mountain bike out again. 

It's much colder than yesterday, gonna need all the cold weather gear.

Plus my speaker, have i mentioned that i've been riding with a speaker? It's a game changer for me. If fits perfectly in the water bottle cage. I have a biking mix. 

Here are the pics from a great ride.

Day 2 of riding my bike 4 days in a row

Today is Sunday but yesterday was Saturday and i rode my bike.

How did the ride go?

If i was to describe it with a movie quote i would say "Went alright, Dude's car got a little dinged up."

That means that 45 minutes into what was a great ride i got a big nail in my tired and botched my attempt at changing the tube resulting in calling my wife to have her come pick me up.

That sucked but at least i found a sweet cafe to wait at, coffee, empanadas, coke in a glass bottle, chocolate chip cookie, playing some sweet music Marino Perez (thanks Shazam).

So yesterdays ride was half a bust.

Today the weather is amazing so i'm feeling good, third times a charm!

Riding a Bike Four Days in a Row

It's the morning of day 2 or riding my bike for 4 days in a row.

Below are pictures from day 1, which was yesterday.

Today i plan to ride from two to four pm. On my mountain bike. On the trails down by Blue River. It's pretty amazing down there. Or maybe i'll ride downtown, it's pretty amazing down there.

I'm currently in what i would describe as 'decent bike riding shape for a 44 year old dad with a full time in office job.'

About six weeks ago i did the Little Sugar mountain bike race in Bentonville, AR. It was 30ish miles and i suffered big time.

But i did prepare somewhat seriously for that event and while that didnt really translate to a stellar race it did lead to some very above average fitness for me in the weeks that have followed. And the weeks that have followed have been some absolutely killer bike riding weeks. Fitness and weather is colliding in a supernova of "oh yeah i'd forgotten how magical bike riding can be when everything clicks!"

So...

I plan to ride my bike 4 days in a row. 

Day 2 awaits!