Home of the Huskers

Yesterday when I left the house I wasn't sure how far I would ride. I wanted to get in at least 16 miles but I figured I would play the rest by ear. Saturday we are riding one of the routes for Trail Trek so I wanted to see how we would get to Haymarket Park from our house. I rode down the Rock Island Trail to the zoo, made my way around trail construction on Capitol Parkway, passed Lincoln High (Go Links!) said hi to Mr. Clark and got onto the new Antelope Valley Trail. From there I rode through downtown and decided to take the turn for Memorial Stadium, since we already know where Antelope Valley ends from last weeks ride. With the construction projects I decided I had gone far enough and went back without finding the connection. There weren't many bikes on the Antelope Valley Trail and I have to admit, I was surprised at the number of people who were in the area but not on the trail.

On the ride back I was getting pretty tired so I'll have to make sure and take along nutrition for solo rides over 12 miles from now on. I rode 17 miles in 1 hour and 45 minutes with breaks (Brian's bike computer gives fancier information than mine does!). Maybe most interesting, on the ride back, in the pedestrian lane of the O Street Bridge I saw a man dressed as a beetle. I didn't get close enough to find out what they were doing, I'm suspicious it was related to Lincoln's protected Salt Creek Beetle.

Today I'm planning to rest up for tomorrow's ride. So far I have ridden 45 miles this week =)

Cat Eye

Apparently there is a tiny difference between my Cat Eye and Brian's. Last night I rode from our house to 56th and Van Dorn for a total distance of 15.2 miles. Today I'm hoping to get off work before it rains and get in a ride before spending the rest of the day with my textbook.

This weekend we're planning to ride the 36 mile Trail Trek loop. We're due for a 35 mile ride and this route looks good for training. With any luck I'll easily get to 75 miles this week!

My office mate lost her brother-in-law yesterday very unexpectedly. He was at a national competition in Iowa and was found unresponsive in his hotel room. It's been a sad, and shocking time for our office and I can't seem to stop thinking about it. I am sure his wife and their three kids will be the source of many prayers for the next several weeks.

Feeling Sleepy

Yesterday after work I mowed at our house, made dinner, finished grocery shopping, rode 8 miles, unloaded and reloaded the dishwasher and did 2 loads of laundry. Today I'm feeling a little sleepy =) Hopefully with the addition of caffeine and plenty of walking today for work I'll perk back up for tonight's ride. I'm planning to put in 16 miles tonight, so we'll see if the weather cooperates.

Triple Digits

It was 100 yesterday afternoon when I got off work. Yuck!!! Before I could chicken out I wrote out the gas bill and jumped on the bike to deliver it. I don't think I've ridden that hot before, the heat kind of radiates off the concrete. I touched my leg against the chain once and burned it so we'll have to be careful about that the rest of the summer!

Brian will be home from Iowa tonight so we're planning yard work and another ride - the forecast high for today is 98. I keep hoping they're wrong!

Get Lost

I didn't make my riding goal for last week.... by 2 miles.... - so last week will be forever on the books as 73 miles =)

Friday I left work at 8 so that I wouldn't go into over time and got a ride in before we left for KC. Saturday when we got home Brian and I did the quick 6 and yesterday we rode 30 miles, including the brand new Antelope Valley Trail Project. We left our house and headed North past the University where we took the Mopac Trail east to 84th street and then headed up the sidewalk to a gas station where we got more Gatorade and had a few snacks =) My legs were a little tired on the ride but are doing fine today. My hands are still a little off, but we're hoping to go glove shopping this week. The next three days are supposed to be REALLY hot (all close to 100) and the end of the week looks like rain so I'll do a recovery ride tonight and then try to get in long rides Tuesday and Wednesday so that I can rest during the rainy days. This week I'm going to try my hardest to get to 75.

The Old Nebraska Wind

Wednesday night after we each mowed a yard it started to thunder so we packed it up and spent the evening inside. I would like to say we were productive, but Top Chef Masters was on, so I found a comfy spot on the couch.

Last night we rode the bride ride. My mileage for this week has a long way to go. I've only gone 26, so that's 49 miles to my weekly 75 mile goal. We're going to ride this morning before we leave for KC and tomorrow when we get home with a long ride planned for Sunday. Hopefully next week I'll get more cooperation from the weather =) 1 more week until Brian is all the way done with college.... now to figure out how to celebrate!!!!!

Busy Busy Busy

This week is kind of a killer, I'm working long days and still trying to get some distance on the bike so that I'm ready for the metric century, which is now 6 short weeks away!!!! For June my goal will be to ride a minimum of 75 miles per week. Monday I did 5.5, last night I did 12.5 so tonight we'll try for 15-20. The wind is supposed to pick back up today so hopefully it won't be too awful.

This weekend we're off to KC, Brian and I will see Cake and Mumford and Sons while Erik and his friend Ethan check out a Royals game. Hopefully it will be lots of fun for all of us.