Saturday, March 29, 2008

A Good, Tough Ride


I went out today and rode 120 km.  That is about 75 miles.  It was quite a ride.  I tried to make a map of it, and maybe I will try again, but I think it is too complicated for Google Maps.  Anyway, I headed out over every hill I could think of from Forestville to Cotati.  It took me about 2 hours to get to the shop where I got some more water and some more energy food.  I then did the wrong thing by heading back out towards Valley Ford via Middle Road.  There was, of course, a terrible headwind, and it was slow going.  I ended up riding up Bohemian Hwy. into Occidental, where, instead of heading over Graton Road and home, I had to go over Morelli and back down Harrison Grade and back over Green Valley.  It was just under 5 hours on the bike.  Tomorrow I will be going out with Eric the Fireman to do Sweetwater and some other hills.  It was cloudy all day and I got sprinkled on a bit when I was out on Jonive and Barnett Valley.  I had a big bowl of pasta when I got home and some buttered popcorn.  I also poured myself the perfect "black and tan", I had to take a picture of it.  The secret is using a spoon to pour the Guinness over.  Here is a map of the ride from Forestville to Cotati.

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