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Day 2 of the Great Cycle Challenge


Got a few more miles in today. Jan and I drove up to Patty's house to start our rides today. Patty has a nice neighborhood to ride in. Lots of tree lined streets and not a lot of traffic. Patty has challenged herself to ride 50 miles this month which is really ambitious and I'm very proud  that she has taken on this challenge and I believe she will make this goal. 

Jan rode with us and even though I couldn't talk her into signing up for the Great Cycle Challenge. Jan told me that she will try and ride with me most days. So maybe next year she will sign up. I know she could do it.

Today for my solo ride I rode the Pinellas  Trail from Patty's house to mine, about 12 miles. This is now a nice ride because the county has completed construction of the trail all the way from my house to Patty's . It was a good ride and gave me about 20 miles total today. That puts me well on the way to completing my goal for the month.




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