Did an easy 40 miles up East Shore Drive then M37 to the lighthouse at Old Mission and then straight back the rolling M37 to Traverse. Ended up with 502 miles since arriving last Thursday afternoon. Truly could have done 100 every day and enjoyed it. Never did repeat a ride and only rode a

Rode 2:15 today, about 44 miles, with 40 minutes at 286 watts, HR around 135-140, for some tempo. Not as strong as last Thursday when I was at 300 for 46 minutes but I didn’t have 460 miles in my legs like I do now. Last year on this trip I rode 479 miles. Should

Rode my third century since last Thursday here in Michigan for a total of 416 miles in about 5 days. Todays route started with the Leelanau Trail from Traverse to Suttons Bay then to Northport, Glen Arbor, Mapleton, Cedar and back. Not as heavy on the hills but actually held a better average power at

After the Friday 100 I did about 50 on Saturday before hitting the National Cherry Festival Parade and then the beach for the rest of the afternoon. Sunday was another 103 mile ride with a reverse course from Friday. I used route 616 to get to the dunes, rode Pierce Stocking Road again, then on

Headed out of Traverse City this morning at 8:30 and took M22 to Northport, about 28 miles away. From there it was south through Leeland (11 miles) and then into Glen Arbor (maybe 18 miles), the most beautiful place in America according to Good Morning America, to the Sleeping Bear Dunes where I took the

Arrived in Traverse City this afternoon and rode the 40 mile round trip up and down the Old Mission Peninsula. Had a flat at 12 minutes in but then hit the tempo for 36 minutes at 300, took off 4 minutes and then did 12 minutes at 301. While at an overlook some guy came

Wasn’t feeling particularly motivated so I warmed up a little lighter than normal. Went off at a lower cadence pushing a little bigger gear and posted a 22:17 or 27.6 mph. Ready for a week of long rides in northern Michigan. Hope to do 3-4 century plus rides and the days between do some 50-70

The course in Alliance was a rectangle with the first leg headed west slightly uphill and into the wind (10-15 mph steady), then we turned north with the wind at our side as we had a downhill and some rollers, then a right turn heading east with the wind behind us, a right turn heading

I took first place and had the fastest time of the day overall. time was just 6:45 or so, 27.8 mph. We started right into the wind for more than half the course as the start and stop on the out and back were staggered. The narrow road made the turn a challenge; really had