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Yes, goals are made to be broken and I am here to report the successful squashing of another goal.  And this is something to crow about from the top of a tall building!  Here it is:

Riding goal this week: 100 miles
Actual riding mileage: 130 miles

This is how it happened.  For each of three rides, I used the American River Bike Trail.  It is familiar and there are zero cars to worry about.  The first ride was a round trip to Beal’s Point, 40 miles covered.  The second ride was an out-and-back to downtown Sacramento for a coffee at my favorite shop, Chocolate Fish Coffee.  That was 40 miles, and I was beat like a rented mule from the effort.  The third ride was a 50 mile trip up to Beal’s Point again (the little hills “make me strong like ox”.  Say this with a russian accent and clench your fist to get the full 3D movie effect), this time with an add-on over to Douglas Blvd, and it felt great!  It felt great to be on the bike, felt great to battle the wind, and felt awesome to turn the crank with some strength.

As a disclaimer, I am a L O N G way from being strong enough to brag about my riding prowess.  But the ability to actually generate some power while riding, if only for a short distance, is a thing of beauty indeed!  And, to further keep you fully informed about my current riding strength and stamina (or lack thereof), I was passed on ride #2 by an old dude on a squeaky mountain bike, and today a gal blew by me on the way up a small rise like I was an old dude on a mountain bike.  OUCH, I have to adjust my thinking!

In spite of getting trounced by these obviously fit and healthy individuals, I still loved being out on the trail and fully enjoyed the ride.  It felt great to be back!

Now then, where is that building?  I got me some crowing to do!