First 30 miles
 

Saturday was a beautiful day here in Georgia. I felt like going for a ride. So I went to a place called Callaway Gardens that has a newly paved bike trail. It is only 10 miles long. After the first run I wasn't ready to stop. So I rode the loop again. I was not going fast or trying to kill myself, just enjoying the ride. After the second loop and 20 miles I had another hour before they closed so I decided to do another loop. that made for 30 miles for the day. My longest ride so far.

And then you rode back to Griffin?

30+ years ago, when we lived in Hot 'Lanta, the Southern Bicycle League had an annual ride to Callaway Gardens (and back the next day after overnight camping). Fun ride - good people - nice scenery. Don't remember riding around the Gardens particularly, either on roads or trails.

Good for you. I'm getting ready to do one of those state tours (around 70 miles a day) and I have not yet ridden further than 40 miles in a day . . . .

Man I need to get on that bike, : )

LOL...No I drove the bike over to Callaway in the truck. It is about 60 miles over there from here.

Keep on riding 20-30 mile rides and eventually, sooner than you think, 50-60 miles will be easy. Of course, Griffin to Callaway and back, plus 30 miles in the Gardens........hmmmm....that would be 150 miles. :D
Piece of cake for some folks, but not me!

I've never ridden more than about 85 in a day.

Congrats! Riding should be fun, so don't fuss too much about high mileage rides yet. You'll get there when you're ready.

I try and ride 20 every night or at least every other night assuming the weather is good.

And so the insanity begins......:thumb: :thumb:.........well done grasshopper !!! :D

That is a great feeling, ain't it? go, Go, GO!

Congratulations! My rides have generally been between 25-30 miles (outdoors, not indoor stationary bike when raining outside) 3 to 4 times a week but haven't been able to extend beyond that yet. Hopefully I will someday!

Congratulations! I think it's always a good feeling to surpass one's early achievements.

Is there a 'green with envy' emoji? :-) I wish it were warmer here in Northern Illinois (although it's already warm for April), but then again, our Summer is cooler than yours....

30 miles out-one-way can be just enough to get you far enough away from home to take a hotel room for a night and call it a "tour!" Then you can either ride home or take public transportation home the next day.

Doing an overnighter with just your bicycle can be a really memorable experience. I do it at least twice every summer. I miss having my wife with me at the end of the day, but I love the feeling of "roughing it" and living with the bare essentials for 24 hours. Try it sometime, and let us know how it felt!

Well done. Keep riding/enjoying.

looks gorgeous! plus you guys down south probably have vegetation already?

Yea. Well we are hardly without vegetation where I am.

jealous, I googled pics. we're just starting to see our trees budding leaves. April is the cruellest month, to quote T. S. Eliot's 1922 poem "The Waste Land"

A job well done is its own reward. Feels good, doesn't it???

Yea, I couldn't live North of Atlanta....lol

Callaway Gardens...........the last time I was there was about 55 years ago.

Good job!!! My longest so far was 42mi!

The gardens are beautiful . Have gone there a couple of times for the hot air balloon fest. They must have paved the bike paths recently. I bet it was a GREAT ride. congrats.

I did a Michigan multi-day tour a few years ago, was supposed to be about 65 miles a day for 5 days. My training was to work up to a comfortable 50 mile day twice in a row. I only made two days of the tour, but that was because I got a job offer while in the remote Upper Peninsula.

But I thought the training strategy worked well, as far as I took it.

That's pretty much my training goal as well. It's just been raining too much but next week looks better. I plan on riding 30 or so miles 5 days next week and 2 of those days need to be right around 50 miles.

I've always wanted to go to the Upper Peninsula.

and THAT is the secret!