Training

So, you might ask, what have I been doing to train for this ride? So far this spring, I have done over 1,200 miles on my bike, including several rides of 70 - 100 miles. We live in an area that is fairly hilly, but with no mountains. I have put together a route of about 65 miles that features about 4500 feet of climbing. Two weeks ago, we did a ride from our house to Lake Erie and back, which turned out to be about 70 miles. You can see photos from the trip in the slide show at right.