In the last 2 years I have developed a love for bike riding. I have put in many miles on my mountain bike along the greenway trails in Charlotte ... but the only riding available here on the peninsula is on the road. My friend Tom lent me a very nice road bike for the summer and in a couple of weeks I was doing 50 mile rides .....Another friend....Marti Creech who has unmeasurable wisdom and has ridden countless thousands of miles .... taught me many things on these rides. When He left in early July I told him I would train hard .... and would attempt a 100 mile ride with him at the end of the first week of August when he returned to Lakeside. It is much tougher riding alone ....but persevered and completed 77 and 81 mile ride to prepare. I am happy to report we finished with 105 miles .... 2 of those in the draft of a combine....which was one of the coolest biking experiences I've had ....not too mention it happened about 5 seconds after Marti joked about how nice it would be to follow a tractor. The pictures are at about 20 mile increments where we stopped for a brief stretch ....water and power bars. The scenery on this ride... the farms and cornfields...creeks and lake shore was stunning. I'm grateful to Tom, Marti and many others who offered their encouragement. Next year... maybe I'll make the 3 mile swim to Kelly's Island!
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