Last week someone questioned why do people ride in the PMC. They said it was only for the 'party'. Having never done this, I am not sure what the party is. I know that I am doing it for the the family in the picture above. You never know when this disease will strike and I hope if it ever does strike, we have worked as hard as possible to keep the damage to a minimum. Anyways....
It has been a while since my last post. Riding has been going well. It is sometimes tough getting in the time with a new baby but luckily I have a pretty understanding wife. I was able to get in a 20 miler on Saturday, 16.5 on Monday night and a 24 miler this morning. Saturday and Monday were both very hilly and both included Pinnicle Hill. I feel better each time I go up it. On Monday, once I got to the top I turned around went back down and did it again. I keep hearing how tough the hills are so I will keep working on them till they are no effort. Today I had the day off from work. It was a day for Jordan and I to hang out. I decided to try out the Ayer to Nashua rail trail. It is a 12 mile trail that is free of traffic. No hills at all. It was nice to ride with out worrying about traffic. I averaged 16.5 mph for the 24 miles. I am pretty happy that my pace seems to be improving, even as I slowly raise the mileage of each ride. I am looking forward to going for 30 this weekend.