Say Cheese!

This Sunday I headed to the Sourlands for some hill training as I try to get into shape for the "Ride the Quad" which is a hilly ride in Montgomery County PA. It was also way too windy to ride in the flats today.

I ended up riding by myself because I decided to do this last minute and didn't see any rides in the book that worked with my schedule.

I always have my camera with me when I ride so I can capture an interesting sights along the way. As I came through Mount Airy I saw a bunch of cows just sitting by the fence. I won't have taken a second look expect for the fact that it looked like they were waiting for somebody to take a family photo. They were arranged almost perfectly with the small calfs in front and the bigger cows in the back and exactly in between the fences posts. So I took the shot and moved on.

Spring is Here

It's finally starting to feel like spring out there. You know its spring when you start worrying about dressing too warm, start putting sunscreen on, and seeing flowers along the road.

Spring is also the time I realize that I need to do some work to get back in shape as the inclines along the ride feel like hills and doing 40 miles feels like a metric. No matter what I do over the winter to try and stay in riding shape I aways loose some aerobic capacity.

I know this is normal and part of the cycle of riding but when I feel the first warm days of spring I am anxious to get into shape so I can start expanding the length and type of rides I do with out having to worry about if I'm in good enough shape to do the ride.