I saw this YouTube video where a 75-year-old guy went out to ride 75 miles on his birthday. Evidently that is a thing in the biking world. The video was a little painful to watch, however, since the guy was from Denver and it's kind of hard to ride for 75 miles without running into hills. At about the halfway point in the video, he had to stop to catch his breath and seriously considered calling his wife to come pick him up. Nevertheless, I was intrigued and decided to try it myself, only not all on the same day. I gave myself a week.
Fifteen of the miles I rode with the bike club, but those rides tend to involve hills. I did a little research on the internet and managed to chain together 5 different gulch and river trails to get an additional 57 miles. (Trails through gulches and along rivers tend to be flat.) The biggest thing I had to contend with was the wind - it always seems to be blowing in the opposite direction that I'm riding.
You'd think I'd be in fantastic shape after all those miles, but it probably doesn't help that I usually stop at Starbucks or Panera's afterwards for a refreshing drink. Charlie has decided he likes going to Starbucks, too!
