RAGBRAI Ready? 🥧
Am I RAGBRAI ready? Not at this point! This event is seven days long; and the average daily distance is some 70 miles. Am I equal to that?
If my riding so far this week is any indication, I’ve got a “fur piece” to go; both literally and figuratively. RAGBRAI is a Sunday-Saturday week; but I’ve been using the Monday-Sunday format. So, my mileage total this week is 53-54 miles over three days. Stacked against RAGBRAI, that’s not much; and I’m not sure I could be RAGBRAI ready by July. If they aren’t already full now!
Dry Line? 🧺
Being RAGBRAI ready isn’t only about developing the muscular endurance required. You’ve got to be prepared for possible rain; and also for the heat! By numerous accounts, Iowa in July is hot and humid. I should be used to heat and humidity; but I’m not accustomed to riding for hours in the heat of afternoon.
As for rain, how much can you really tell by the clouds? This morning, there was cloud cover (altocumulus?) for a while; and it had an oddly definite border. I wonder, could that have been a dry line? We aren’t expecting rain before tomorrow evening. Dry line sounds like a place to hang laundry, anyway!
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I began this website primarily as a way to present the story of how I accomplished a century ride on an adult tricycle. Other riders of adult trikes might want to know whether it’s possible. It sure is! You can read all about it in My Story.
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