Today, I rode the Great Scott Classic Bike Ride, starting in Prior Lake, and riding throughout various parts of Scott County, Minnesota. (Thanks to Dan's friend's bike shop, Michael's Cycles, for sponsoring the ride and providing mechanical and SAG support.) I include the Wikipedia definition above because the ride was one of surprise, amazement, and (very little) dismay, and also because I also am very surprised, amazed, and dismayed that I haven't done a biking-related blog post on my biking-related blog since the MS150 bike ride. What the heck?
(Among other things, I did a nice long ride with Deb on 6/24, getting caught in a kind of fun, brief, thunderstorm on my way home. And Matt and I rode to Grey Cloud Island, an old beautiful favorite, yesterday, where I saw a toad smaller than my thumbnail by the biffy at the halfway point.)
Anyhow, today's ride. Great route! Way hotter than forecasted! Probably should have worn lycra rather than a cotton t-shirt and regular non-cycling shorts! Well-stocked rest stops! Huge bathroom line at rest stop one! Hills! There's my amazement, surprise, dismay and chafing, surprise, amazement/dismay, and surprise.
Who knew it was so easy to get to New Prague, relatively speaking, from Prior Lake? It was fun to take a break in the park where I camped overnight on the TRAM a few years ago. I had never been in Jordan, really, and think that I ought to take a trip back there sometime. There was a pretty river going right through the little historic downtown and some sights that I'd like to see close up.
Today's ride was a great training ride for the TRAM - I rode solo, without any music, on hilly, sunny, windy country roads with ample snacks. In two weeks, I'll be packing up for that ride. I'm really excited. I love being on my bike for five days straight and am glad to have the opportunity to fundraise for the MS Society, which does such great work to help the people I love.
I'm at 68% of my goal for this ride. If you're able to help me get closer to my goal, please go to this link:
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