Made the trip back from Iola yesterday and went right to sleep. Resting in my room today. Have to pack tonight. Need to leave early tomorrow to get the rent and go back to work.
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Failing midterms
Rode 54 miles from Ottawa to Iola in a time much too embarrasing to mention. Got to do better tomorrow on the return trip, which will be slightly shorter because I went up and back on the initial stretch in Ottawa today.
First serious test
I am in Ottawa, getting ready to bike the Prairie Spirit Trail from Ottawa to Iola. I am leaving tomorrow morning, spending the night in Iola, and returning the next day. I haven’t done 30 plus miles on consecutive days, so this should be a good test for biking the American Discovery Trail as soonContinue reading “First serious test”
Decisions..
Decisions, decisions… I don’t have a weekend next week, but have today and tomorrow off this week. Do I make my weekly run today or tomorrow. Looking at the weather, tomorrow appears to be better. The Cherryvale-Independence loop this week. Next week, ride to the Little House on the Prairie Museum, which will be aContinue reading “Decisions..”
Finally Footy
The Australian Football League restarted last weekend and the Geelong Cats pounded Hawthorn after three months off. Saturday they laid an egg losing a close match to a Carlton side that has not had a serious finals run this century. There is no excuse for the winningest side in this century to lose to Carlton.Continue reading “Finally Footy”
Back to Wally World, with a detour
The road I normally use to get to work is blocked off for tne next three months. I stopped by the Little House on the Prarie Museum on way in. Looks like a good excuse for my next bike ride. UPDATE…After just over two months, the road work has been completed. There is a leftContinue reading “Back to Wally World, with a detour”
Serious training ride
Ended my weekend with a 42 mile ride around the east side of Montgomery County. I had a little trouble getting used to the new tracking app from Under Armour. It works a lot better than the previous app from Strava. I forgot to pause the app when I was at the courthouse paying myContinue reading “Serious training ride”
Back to cycling
This blog is supposed to be about preparing for biking the American Discovery Trail when I retire, but I haven’t been getting on the bike like I should have been. I finally rode to Coffeyville and back Friday (16 miles) and Sunday (14 miles). Plan on heading east tomorrow. Would have left today, but gotContinue reading “Back to cycling”
Working Holiday
For the second time since 1983, I had to work on a holiday yesterday. The other time was New Year’s Day 2000. We were testing bottling equipment to make sure there were no bugs in our electronics and computer systems.
Too much Wallyworld, not enough bike riding.
I started this blog to post about the cross-country bicycle ride I had planned when I retire. Now the weather is decent, I am spending too much time at Wallyworld and not enough on the bike. My goal this year was to do the 57-mile Prairie Spirit Trail from Iola to Ottawa, Kansas. After eightContinue reading “Too much Wallyworld, not enough bike riding.”
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