Day 55 – Good to be Back on the Bike
Jill and I spent yesterday and this morning driving back
down to Marion, KY. After 3,000 miles of
the camaraderie of biking with Brian and Bruce’s phenomenal support, Jill is
supporting me the rest of the way, assuring I get from motel to motel as I
close out the last 1,000 miles. After
all this time of being away from home I am excited to experience the remainder
of this journey with Jill.
By the time I retrieved my bike and gear and got back to my
starting point it was 2:30 this afternoon.
However after two days off I had a lot of pent-up energy, and despite
the late start I was able to bike 63.3 miles today, starting in Marion, KY and
finishing the day in Glenville, KY. It
felt great to be back on the bike and riding the roads of Kentucky. As happy as I was to be back the time off
definitely allowed the body some needed recovery. Thanks to my rested body, my excitement to be
back on the bike, and knowing the day would be short, I may have pushed a
little harder than usual, ending the day with an average pace of 14.8 mph. I have done faster only one other time and
that was back when I was in the mountains and had one of the largest net
descents in a day. I doubt I will set
that pace again the rest of the trip and I fear I may pay for it a little
tomorrow. But it made for a fun fast day
today!
It was a perfect day; great weather with temps in low 80’s,
low humidity, and lots of sunshine. The
majority of the roads today were country roads with limited (and courteous)
traffic.
I was distracted all
day with picturesque terrain. As I biked
up and down gently rolling hills I was captivated by the lush green pastures
and woods all along the way. I could not
have asked for a better day to kick off my biking after a two-day break.
Typical scenery from today's ride |
Gently rolling hills. Typical road from today's ride. |
Another road from today's ride |
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