Saturday, September 19, 2009

Mora Bike Tour

This morning was the Mora Bike Tour, the third event in the Mora Classic Series (canoe race, half marathon, 50-mile bike, and cross country ski). Jim picked me up at 7:00 and we headed over to Mora. When we arrived, we checked in and were asked what time we wanted to start. Nice flexible start! I was happy not to start with a big group of bikes - a sure recipe disaster for my klutzy self.

Once we were off, the miles clicked by pretty quickly. I'm glad I decided to wear my Garmin, because there were no mile markers. I tend to get a little panicky when I don't know how far I've gone or have left to go, so Garmin was a life saver. Jim and I kept up a decent pace - not too pokey, but not too fast either. We had plenty of time to catch up, which of course included a nearly word for word repetition of this week's episode of The Office.

Before I knew it, we were done. A great ride with no problems (except the tiny little issue of missing the final turn and riding an extra mile - oops). Finished in just under four hours. We enjoyed our free lunch and came home. Now I'm spending the evening relaxing and playing with our new laptop. Have a great rest of the weekend!

9 comments:

Jeri said...

Oh I love the office. :) We recited it on the drive to a bar last night. Hah

Anonymous said...

that sounds like a great series. nice job on the ride

Marlene said...

Congrats on the ride! Like you, I ALWAYS need to know my distance.

Mel-2nd Chances said...

I like knowing my distance too! Congrats on a great ride, and enjoy the new toy :)

Running Through Life said...

To bad you had to ride an extra mile, but nice job on the race!

B.o.B. said...

Congrats on your ride. Sounds awesome. Hope the rest of your weekend was relaxing. ;)

Ali said...

sounds like a great time and lots of fun.

Aron said...

sounds like so much fun! great job :)

X-Country2 said...

Congrats on a great ride. Good buddies always make the time fly.