The format will have the date, distance, time it took me, and my observations/experiences on the ride. If you think you can ride a bike faster than me, I don't care. This is so I can track my improvement, not compare myself to others, as well as document cool routes to keep going on. The red dot is where I start from, namely the Quad. The blue line indicates the route, and if something interesting happens, I'll mark it as well. Note that whatever the day is, it means that I went out from midnight-ish to 3-ish as that day was starting. I use Google Maps to calculate distances and make my maps.
Date: 5/2/08
First bike route: 6.7 miles, 35 minutes
Huff, huff, I’m out of shape. Now I know why I started riding my bike again: it’s fun and it will help get me back into shape. For this first ride, I basically started at the Quad and rode wherever I felt like going. I’ll call it “Rolla City Tour.” I figured going to Forum would help me get an idea of how much I wanted to do, so that’s where I went first. Okay, so I only rode by the movie theater to make sure Iron Man was playing so that I could see it this weekend. Also, I always wanted to go down Bishop, so I did. I like not having to worry about traffic. I dodged the Bishop and 72 traffic light since I didn’t feel like messing with it. I’ll deal with them another time. I have to remember that Walnut is nothing but hill until it ends: long, gradual hill, which I think I dislike more than a steep one. I actually went to Schumann Park to see if they had adequate water hydrants for the staff social tomorrow, but they only had weak water fountains. Then I went home after deciding it was getting late and I was getting tired. Next time I’ll try for a longer ride.
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