Yesterday afternoon I went on my first, and very long overdue, road ride of the season with my roommate, Karen. We did a Paoli loop, which is the most well-known bike route for local riders. It’s about a thirty-mile round-trip from Madison that features rolling hills, open country roads, and luscious fields and scenery. The half-way point is the charming, Sugar River town called Paoli, which is ten-miles southwest of Madison. The small town of Paoli is home to several unique shops and galleries, the Creamery Café, Paoli Cheese Cottage, the historic Paoli Mill, and of course, the Paoli Pub–the town’s finest tavern.
It was so great to be out on the open roads again. I felt free riding with the wind in aero down some of the steeper descents. Yesterday reminded me of one of the big reasons I chose to move back to Madison two years ago–you simply cannot beat the road riding found just a few short miles outside of Madison. Yesterday as I rode, I seriously found myself singing in my head, “The hills are alive with the sound of music…la, la, la, la.” Now don’t get me wrong, I certainly felt out-of-bike-shape and slow on those climbs, but it was just refreshing to be out there. So I guess I’ve officially begun Ironman training, or something like that. Now I just need to find my way to a pool…
It was so great to be out on the open roads again. I felt free riding with the wind in aero down some of the steeper descents. Yesterday reminded me of one of the big reasons I chose to move back to Madison two years ago–you simply cannot beat the road riding found just a few short miles outside of Madison. Yesterday as I rode, I seriously found myself singing in my head, “The hills are alive with the sound of music…la, la, la, la.” Now don’t get me wrong, I certainly felt out-of-bike-shape and slow on those climbs, but it was just refreshing to be out there. So I guess I’ve officially begun Ironman training, or something like that. Now I just need to find my way to a pool…
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I don’t know Krit, but I think that I might be able to beat the scenery when it comes to long rolling beautiful bike rides. The Pacific Northwest sure has a lot of rides that take your breath away, yes probably because of some of the hills and early season for me. There is just something about going from tree-lined hills to long coastlines, and a ferry rides to get there.
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