Training Log Archive: OutdoorsMama

That's the furthest I have gone on a bike. My husband and I rode on the Greenway rail trail from Kingsville to Oldcastle (outskirts of Windsor). He rode the whole distance last year, but this was a first for me. You'd think that 60+ hours of OD'ing on Tylenol Cold & Sinus and going through a pile of Kleenex between Wednesday night and this morning would've better prepared me for this jaunt. We had the wind at our back for most of the ride out, which made the ride home a bit more of a slog. Horseback riders have been riding on the Greenway in muddy conditions (which is not cool....they are supposed to ride on the grassy edge), so there were sections that rivalled the cobblestones of the Paris-Roubaix. I had to keep reminding myself to keep my elbows soft so they could act as shock absorbers.

Met a few families out walking and biking, a few horseback riders and a couple runners. Saw a bald eagle (wow!) assorted bluejays, cardinals, 2 wood ducks (wow!!), a goldfinch in his/her summer plumage, a garder snake and mega robins. And probably a few migrating birds that I can't identify. There were a few small patches of snow in the ditches and a couple on the trails (so I rode through one.....), which is VERY unusual for the banana belt. The woods had a green tinge! Bring on spring!