Today I biked an easy 29 miles from Champaign to Mahomet and back. My route took me on flat, straight county roads. Nothing but fields and dirt and tractors for miles and miles.
This was nothing like the harrowing 36 mile ride I took on Sunday. The first half of the ride was directly into a 30 mph wind blowing out of the north. This made the ride home extremely easy - I just put my legs up and coasted the entire way - but the first 18 miles was brutal.
I'm trying to prepare myself for all weather related contingencies.
So far the training is going well. I've managed to bike just about every other day for the past week and a half and I'm getting to know all of the country roads around town. I even discovered some relatively pretty parts of the area on my bike trips. One thing I've noticed is that even when I take a wrong turn it's easy to figure out where to go. For instance one can see the McFarland Memorial Bell Tower on campus in Urbana from Tolono which is 10 miles south. Getting lost on the farm roads around town is difficult to do.
For my next ride, I'm hoping to make it to Rantoul and back - which will be a bit over 40 miles. I'll make sure to bring my camera with this time.
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