friday was our first day of our summer schedule at work. 25% more weekend for 10% less money. you do the math. a co-worker had a small, informal get together at his house to kick it off right. the next day, saturday, i crawled out of bed and proceded to get ready for a ride.
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last summer, as part of my training for CDT2010, i attempted a ride out to fort morgan in alabama. i ended up not completing it and turning around due to lack of water (it was summer time) and a lack of knowledge of the area i was in. i returned home that day with somewhere around 90-95 miles logged. still not a bad ride.
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this past saturday i was determined to complete this ride. i knew where i could stop to ensure hydration didn't become an issue, but i still didn't know how close or far i was to my destination when i turned around last time.
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i made it to the entrance. they charge a small fee - $5 - to get into the fort, which i wasn't keen on paying since i was just going to ride a loop and leave. to make up for it, i rode out to the end of one of the sea walls and sat in the sun drinking water and eating peanuts.
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the entire way home i had a head wind. on top of that i had flora-bama mullet toss traffic and spring break amateurs walking into that traffic to contend with for a portion of the ride. it was fun/nerve wracking dodging people and cars and i almost, for a brief moment, felt like i was in some urban fixed gear video. almost.
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once home i dawned some swim trunks and sat in Mr. Ok's kiddie pool and showed my proud cyclist sunburn to all the neighbors walking by and basked in my 105 mile trip.
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sunday i met up with the wheelmen for their ride, which was nice. i felt good. for some reason they were all riding unusually slow for the entire ride. we discussed the possibility of putting together a really, really long ride in the near future. it is one i've been thinking of for a while but i don't know many people who would be up for it. details in the future, for now i will relax and enjoy monday at work and the fact i pulled in 155 miles over the past two days.
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i know a handful of people, but i don't really know anyone who enjoys mondays at work.
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