Day 48

September 10, 2010 Taking a day of rest from riding, want to be fresh for tomorrow's excursion back to Hudson Mills.

Day 47

September 9, 2010 8 miles up and down the lake today. Weather has taken a decidely autumn turn. Love this time of year. Finished Week 7 with 58 miles for the week. It was nice to have the long holiday weekend to get some longer rides in.

Day 46

September 8, 2010 Short 5 mile ride tonight, seemed like a ride to get the kinks out from the previous longer rides. Stamina and endurance have improved by leaps and bounds as this length of ride feels like a warm up ride and there is no feeling of being taxed by it whatsoever. I also seldom get winded from walks like I had been experiencing. My shortness of breath is waning during everyday tasks. It takes much more to get me winded now.

Day 45

September 7, 2010 power riding the Lakelands Trail, 11 miles in 1 hr and 20 minutes. One brief stop.

Day 44

September 6, 2010 Hudson Mills Metropark ride today. That is one beautiful park. Nice paved trails, there is an interior loop of 3 miles (did that one twice) and a 4 mile exterior loop. Got in a little exploring too at the end of the trail on the north side of the river and made it an even 12 mile ride. Both of the loops have a significant portion of the trail that is riverside with bridges, picnic areas and varied wooded terrain. Photos are of kayakers and fly-fishermen enjoying the Huron River which winds through the park and one of me hiding under some big pines during a rain shower.

Day 43

September 5, 2010 What a glorious day! Abundant sunshine, cool temps, warm sunshine and diminishing winds. Fine day for a first trip to the Lakelands Trail. Rode from Hamburg to Pinckney, got on the trail in downtown Hamburg on Hamburg Rd. and rode 5 miles of paved trail to Farley Road and a about a half mile of unpaved, on the return trip I checked out a bit of the unpaved section at the end of the trail also for an 11 mile trip with another cool down mile at home for an even 12 mile ride. Photos are of the trail, Zukey Lake, a bridge over the Huron River and a tunnel at Pettysville under M-36.

Day 42

September 4, 2010 Took a 5 mile ride this morning, windy! I read yesterday on a biking site that headwinds are like hills you can't see. I believe that's true. Fall is in the air and the lake was bare of boats today. The sunflowers on Main St. pictured here were waving goodbye to summer...

Day 41

September 3, 2010 Weather took a turn to the cool and very windy side and the humidity is g-o-n-e. Nice little 5 mile ride west on Barker to the Elementary and up to the Public Safety Building a warm up for a longer ride this weekend. Seed pods, blooms and grapes in the photos. Big seed pods!

Stubborn stiffness, on my last long ride I ended up getting caught up in errands instead of icing after the ride, not good. So I continue to find that initial pedaling is stiff. It goes away quickly however.

Day 40

September 2, 2010 Rain day - forced day of rest. That's not a bad thing, it'll give some good rest for a weekend of riding. With the long holiday weekend this will give a chance for some longer rides and some more exploring to look forward to. Yipee. This brings me to a grand total of a whopping 43.25 for Week Six, not too shabby with two days off.

Day 40

September 1, 2010 Beautiful morning, got out for a 4 mile ride before the heat sets in. Nice way to start off a work day.

A slight stiffness when I first start off a ride is being persistent. I believe it is related to fluid retention in this humidity and will avoid salty foods and see if this alleviates it.

After work ride with Lisa up and down the lake for another 8 miles gives me an even 12 for the day. Icing is in store for me!