A Metric Challenge

On Sunday, August 8th, 2010, we finally ventured into a longer ride - a metric century - starting at Webster Park and stopping in Pultneyville/B.Forman Park, Sodus Point and the town of Sodus for a late breakfast. Our energetic group included Terry, Steve F., Michele, Brian and myself, although I started out much slower than the rest, probably because of a poor nights sleep, (again). Our average mileage was around 16.5 for a while, but dropped a bit as we reached the halfway point or Sodus. 'Found some new country roads that run parallel to Route 14, that were very nice and I will insist that we take them the next time we ride out this way. I think what I liked most about these roads was the fact that they were partly wooded, curvy rolling hills with virtually no traffic or residential settlements. We did stop to pick some very ripe cherries along the way and to take a few pictures. Speaking of pictures, I have quite a few from this trip, thanks to Brian, but need to find a way to post them in a slide show format in the blog.

Breakfast in Sodus was not great, as we went to a new establishment with an island flare and a poorly trained cook. At least the customer service was good. The ideal place to stop would have been Nick's Family Restaurant on Ridge Rd, just before the village of Sodus. It was crowded, so I took a chance that we might find a good place in town, but there is not!

So, we completed this long ride uneventfully and without too much pain. We were greatful for the cloudy skies, which kept the temperatures much more bearable as it was in the 80's and humid. The really great thing about doing a long ride like this is not only more time to ride and be with friends, but I find it really increases my endurance on subsequent rides. I was even able to run this morning for a longer time period, before needing to slow down and walk.

Thanks to Michele for bringing her wonderful, healthy, homemade zucchini muffins and jam. Brian supplied the blueberries - delicious! I brought coconut water to hydrate with, to Steve's dismay, (remember he does not like coconut for some reason). It's funny how closely tied food is to this blog on cycling. I think it may be one of the main reasons we ride...to enjoy the rewards!