Monday, March 24, 2014

100 Miler on Natchez Trace Trail


Hey there!

We got to Nashville last night and ate with Lydia and Luke. It was great spending time with them. We then spent the night with our great friends, Earl and Rebecca Lavender. This morning Rebecca and Micah joined us for breakfast at the Loveless Café, which is at the beginning of the Natchez Trace Trail, where I would spend most of my day.

I'm in Huntsville reflecting on a good ride today. It was cold at the start, like low 30s cold. I warmed up after about 20 minutes and felt comfortable the rest of the way. The course was simple beautiful. It was also HILLY. Lots of climbing and descending. Climb. Descend. Repeat. The last 10 miles or so were the payoff for climbing a little higher all day long. It was mostly slightly downhill.

Here are two views of the ride:

Strava
Garmin Connect

Strava is based on Garmin, but they usually end up being slightly different. Strava rounds numbers some, and they calculate calories burned differently, it seems. Oh well. It was a good day. Kedra was my support. I only stopped a couple of times. She was there. The rest of the time she relaxed and enjoy resting at rest stops along the way.

Tomorrow we are off to Orange Beach, AL! Can hardly wait!

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