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Monday, June 4, 2007

105.38 miles

Great ride along the Delaware River Towpath Canal. Neil and I racked up over 50 miles together. We started from Lower Ferry Road in Trenton. I've never ridden this far in one day before, neither has Neil. Thanks again, Neil for pushing me to do this!

I am sore all over, particularly all over one particular place.

Neil mentioned a funny post over at fatcyclist.com that mentioned that men who take cycling pics tend to go for pics of them in action, and women tend to take posed shots. So here are some posed shots of us in action.

Neil (not me) on his bike:

Me. Pic by Neil.

This is an amazing trail. The entire thing is actually around 70 miles long. It runs from Landing Lane Bridge in New Brunswick, down to Trenton, then up north again, ending in Milford.

We're already planning the next ride, probably in Bucks County, PA.

And here's this week of riding:

3 Jun - 3.47 miles, local roads, bugs
4 Jun - 8.6 miles, pavement, grass and lots of mud. Had to hose caked mud off my tires.
5 Jun - 6.42 miles, streets and traffic. I hit 25mph on a long, gentle uphill (Woodbridge Ave in Edison.)
6 Jun - 3.79 miles home from carpool, 5 miles later in the day.
7 Jun - 13.4 miles. Hit 25mph several times! Averaged 16.75 mph.
8 Jun - 64.7 miles, Delaware River canal towpath

Total for the week: 105.38 miles

Edit: This ride was Neils on Wheels II.

Labels: bike, neilsonwheels

posted by Neil # Monday, June 04, 2007

Comments:

Wow - did you ride the entire canal, up and back? Why did you start in Trenton? I'm very impressed!

# posted by

Kimmer99 : 10 June, 2007

No, nooo... We rode around 23 miles and back out of the full 70-mile trail, but I hope to do the whole thing in chunks and bits eventually.

Trenton is a good halfway point for Neil and I to meet. If you wanna do the bit that starts in New Brunswick sometime, let me know.

# posted by

Neil : 10 June, 2007

Hey you got the comments back on!

Let me get this straight.. the Landing Lane Bridge.. that area between River Road and Easton Avenue is part of a 70 mile bike path??

# posted by

Nate : 11 June, 2007

Oh, yes. It's the start of Delaware & Raritan Canal State Park, and the path entrance at Landing lane Bridge is only one end of it.

Here's a map of the trail if you're interested. If you do get a mountain bike, it's worth checking out. I've seen a few miles of it on our end, and it's very beautiful and peaceful. And buggy.

# posted by

Neil : 11 June, 2007

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