As Karla mentioned, I spent the weekend in Michigan with friends cramming for RAGBRAI. I think over the three days I did a little over 100 miles riding through the country roads with one ride slighly over 50 miles. I thought about doing a little more, but I was having too much fun visiting the pool, the beach and relaxing!
Although I did not see any bulls crossing the road while I rode, I did see live deer, rabbits, horses, cattle and two baby raccoons. I realized I'd become "citified" as when I saw the baby raccoons running along the side of the highway from the distance I thought "Rats? Seriously? I can't get away from alley rats all the way in Michigan?" Further inspection proved that I had, in fact, escaped from the alley rats for the time being. Roadkill included a deer, a skunk, a fox and something unidentifiable. And on Saturday morning I even heard a rooster crow! (Lazy rooster - it was already 7:30AM!) Thankfully no stairs or trees - just some beautiful views of Lake Michigan. The riding was fun but when I sat on my bike Sunday morning, that comment about feather pillows came to mind. I'm seriously concerned about my backside and my shoulders lasting the entire week. (Yes, Karla, I was keeping my arms bent!)
The other portion of my training went well as I ate many different kinds of foods, including s'mores, ice cream, pasta, pizza, pulled pork sandwich, chips... etc. I didn't have any pie though. So, absent the pie part, I think I'm prepared for the evening church suppers and afternoon ice cream stops.
I also stopped at Bass Pro Shop on my way back from Michigan for a few camping supplies... a lantern, something to sleep on, a battery-operated fan (I could not find a battery-operated tent airconditioner!), and some patch stuff for the tent. (Note: I need to practice re-packing the tent. The set up and take down process is under control... but after four tries its still not back in the bag the same way it was when I took it out on Thursday!)
I'm so not ready. Good thing its a ride and not a race. Looking forward to the stops along the way!
Cheers, Kris
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