Stories from days in the Saddle
Why exercise?
He who has health has hope and he who has hope has everything
Don’t let your age control your lifestyle, let your lifestyle control your age
Suck it up and one day you won’t have to suck it in
Why cycle?
‘When the spirits are low, when the day appears dark, when work becomes monotonous, when hope hardly seems worth having just mount a bicycle and go out for a spin down the road without thought on anything but the ride you are taking’ – Arthur Conan-Doyle
‘Life is like riding a bicycle. In order to keep your balance, you must keep moving’ – Albert Einstein
‘Bicycles are almost as good as guitars for meeting girls’ – Bob Weir (Grateful Dead)
‘I relax by taking my bicycle apart and putting it back together again’ – Michelle Pfeiffer
‘Cycle all day and not only will you see, hear, smell, and feel the world around you but you will burn thousands of calories and be able to eat as much of whatever you want’ – Nick Pannaman
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Day 30 – 19th July – Worthington to Mankato
111 miles ridden - 1378 feet climbed. What a day. We woke up to a dark, overcast sky. A selection of six different weather report sites gave us six different forecasts all of which included rain at some stage with the prevailing 'majority' suggesting a 20% chance of...
Day 29 – 18th July – Sioux Falls to Worthington, Minnesota
72 miles ridden - 1270 feet climbed Another day and another state. We crossed the state line 25 miles in to our day and immediately fell in love with Minnesota as the road surface improved dramatically the moment we crossed the line. We had enjoyed a beautiful...
Day 28 – 17th July – Rest Day in Sioux Falls
0 miles ridden - 0 feet climbed. Great nights sleep and even though I woke at 5:30 I didn't need to quickly get up and pack my stuff up for early breakfast. I decided that I didn't want the usual hotel breakfast of raisin bran, gloopy yogurt and a semi-stale bagel so...