I did, finally! It's pretty intimidating reading about everyone else's rides. I almost don't want to post my pokey little ride. But I'm going to because I can't be the only slow noob just trying to get off my butt and get going.

Welcome aboard & don't feel intimidated in any way. Awhile ago I was posting my rides to the post office (about 6.5 miles I think .. total). I always say " A short ride is better than no ride".... Most everybody on here rides more distance than I do, it just helps keep me motivated. I actually enjoy sitting down for a few minutes every day and reading about everyone's ride.

I did get out for a ride today... I'll describe the ride in one word "WINDYandGUSTY" <----- that's my word for the day. I don't care if its a word or not.... its MY word for the day... LOL I went and started at the middle of the G.ville Hawthorne trail today. I went to the middle because I wanted the headwind on the out part of the out and back ride. NO way did I want to finish up the ride into the wind. I rode to the Hawthorne end and beyond a little bit and went back to the trail head and took a picture... My bike odometer read 4,000 miles... Had to get a shot of that. I have a 5K shot of the odometer on my old mountain bike (that I rode mostly on the roads before I got my road bike, I think the battery went dead 2 times on that bike. I remember taking a 5K shot and a 2.5k shot) I had the phone out so took a couple of other pics... One is of the parking lot and road at the Hawthorne end, The other is a shot of the start of the trail.

Great ride .... Lots of people out on the trail. I managed to avoid the rain ... I'm not sure how though.. 21.25 miles..

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