one hundred miles. In bicycling speak, one hundred miles is “a century”; thus I would pedal a century in four hours. I can be continuously on the bike, in the saddle, for two hours before I need to rest and allow my muscles a change of activity. At those twentyfive mph speeds, on a century ride, I have to stop only one time, fifty miles into the ride. At my next stop, I have completed cycling one hundred miles.
I really treasure those days. They may be every day occurrences for racers. I have had only a few stretches of such experiences. The downhill routes just do not continue downhill long enough. The days with strong winds are rarely continuously going the direction of my route. Truth is, without descents or strong tailwinds, my riding abilities move me along at a pokey, yet joyous, average pace of ten to twelve miles per hour. Some mornings with flat, smooth roads and no headwinds, I start out strong and enjoy spinning along quickly. About twenty miles into the ride, I am worn out and return to my normal ten to twelve mph pace.
There are an incredibly large number of industry-supporting bicycling enthusiasts who are not motivated to be racers. I am one of them. I love bicycling. I love exploring an area on my bike, and there are always new areas to explore.
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I have bicycled across the United States, from sea to shining sea, three times. Each coast-to-coast crossing was with a different bicycle touring organization. In 2002, at the age of forty-seven, I bicycled across the southern coast-to-coast route. In 2003, I bicycled across the northern tier on “The Big Ride Across America.” When events presented themselves that I would have time off from work in 2005, I impulsively jumped at the opportunity to experience the central
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