Old Stomping Grounds

Our family went to Pennsylvania to visit family over Easter break. We left warm N.C. for 50 and 60 degree days in PA. It was a reality check for me to commit to training in cooler temps and to have peace that God had a plan for my training. It couldn't have worked out better. PTL. Here are some of the highlights. One of the highlights was a climb up King's Gap (4 miles of gradual climbing, but the view was well worth it!




A few days later, my good friend Todd and I got to ride 57 miles through some serious rolling hills of Central PA. It was really nice to have someone to share the ride.

Finally, I got my first 100 mile ride in my life. 7 hours 15 min with 30 minutes for rest stops. PTL for the energy and for friends in NC praying for me. God blessed with energy to complete the ride and to go out to dinner with my wife afterwards. Now that's a win-win!! One of the roads on this ride was Easy Rd, which was early on. After 75 miles, it really did seem easy! PTL!

Synergy

Riding with another member of the team creates great synergy. Ben drove up from North Carolina to visit family in Michigan and headed over to Holland to spend the day biking with me along the lakeshore. We had a good tailwind on the way down to South Haven (35 miles one way; actually 35.00 miles to be exact) averaging about 18 mph; we averaged about 14 on the way back but we got the 70-miler in. Temp was about 55, dropping somewhat the closer we got to that BIG body of water called Lake Michigan. We had some great views of the lake as well. To many, it looks as big as an ocean. You'll notice that we're still layered up. Ride on!