Went out for a ride with Rick and Tom yesterday morning. Plan was to head to Carlisle and points south, then rendezvous with the folks at the Farm Boys Burrito booth down at the Farmer's Market for some post ride nutrition. I left home on the LHT and met Rick and Tom on the south side and we rode out from there. It was about 17 miles to Rick's into a solid south wind. The 200 miles of Dirty Kanza, plus 3 days of painkillers and antibiotics and I could tell it was going to be a long day. We left Rick's and rolled south towards Carlisle turning towards town, we were faced with what you can see in the photo above. We tried another road and ran into the same thing. At this point, my legs were looking at a max of a 50 mile day, and I was already close to 30. I told Rick and Tom I was done for the day and headed back to the Farmer's Market for some food. After a break and some shopping, I stopped in at the Bike Collective and helped bring some bikes in, assemble some work stands, and sort some tool sets. Rode home, ending up with about 50 miles for the day. Definitely lower on energy than I expected to be. Headed to Madison County for BRAMCO next weekend. Normal plan is to ride down, ride the long route and ride back. This year that will mean 150 miles of riding for the day. Have to see what the legs feel like and how the weather holds out. 150 miles in the rain is not my idea of a good time.
