Last night I went out in the rain and had a great ride. It was probably the best training ride so far, not because it was long, because it wasn’t that long, but because for the last two nights it’s been rainy and cold and for some reason that just makes the ride feel more outside and cold and not indoors and wet and all of that. I took the Springwater Corridor out toward Gresham. You can ride fifteen miles without ever hitting a street and so it was a good, steady ride. It was also the first time I’ve come back to the house and not really wanted to get off the bike. Next week when I get back to Portland I will have to pick up the pace and distance. Aaron Smith at Venture wants us to get a 75-miler in before we leave. I will have to come back and do a quick 40 and then spend a day doing that 75 just before I leave. Hopefully it will be raining again.
Heading to Los Angeles this morning to speak at a retreat. Might not be able to update from up in the mountains, but I will try. I hope everybody is well.
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larsrood said,
May 23, 2008 @ 6:02 pm
Don- Good luck on the ride.
Greg S said,
May 27, 2008 @ 1:25 pm
Hey Don. I guess this is as good a place as any to say ‘hey.’ I’m just a guy who has been encouraged by your writing. I’m eagerly awaiting your next book (just read the first chapter). Anyway, I’ll be with you on the trail this summer, but only through prayer and your blog. I’ll be spending my summer in Honduras. Good luck, brother. And thank you.