Fifty-One Miles!

I rode 51 miles today with the JDRF group. No knee pain, (probably due to raising my seat) not too much butt pain, and some neck pain but Eric Gabrielson taught me how to deal with that. Also along were two others from a couple weeks ago, David, (the coach) and Chris. David also brought his younger son Jacob and there was also a guy named Kjell (pronounced "chell")..

Chris and Kjell peeled off early in Kent and the rest of us headed down to Auburn then back up some different trail that David knew (David always seems to know where we are and what the best route is -- I guess this comes from years of biking). I don't know if it's because I'm in better shape or if it is because this route was mostly flat, but, I felt pretty good the whole time and feel great now.

The weather was perfect, there were no flats, and it was all-in-all an uneventful but totally fun ride in the South King County area. I polished off all my gatorade and bought a new one at one of our stops and polished that off too. I finished my water and then some. Next ride over 50 miles I will need to make sure and carry at least two cliff bars, and make sure we get lots of water stops. Two bottles doesn't go far when riding 50 miles.