Postponing to Oct 7-8-9

The rain will be continuing through Saturday, so I have decided to postpone a week.  Hopefully, I'll get in another long training ride Sunday.

Forecast Rain - May Need to Postpone a Week

It's looking like rain in the forecast Wednesday through Saturday, which means lots of mud on the trail :-( 

If the forecast is accurate, then I will likely postpone my ride to the following weekend.

Final Long Training Ride

Today I completed a great training ride with a few ups and downs.  The "up" was that I rode 65 miles and felt real good afterwards.  The "down" was that I broke a spoke about 15 miles into the ride, but this was followed by an "up" when I found a nearby bike shop that was able to fix it.  I rode from my house in Herndon to the W&OD trail about 20 miles to Leesburg, then 5 miles north to the Whites Ferry over to Maryland, then rode the C&O Canal towpath 35 miles to DC, then took the metro from Foggy Bottom to Reston, then rode 5 miles home.  Here's a map showing my route from Herndon to DC.

Here's a video compilation of a few highlights of today's training ride:

Training Ride 9/20

Here's a vid of my 22 mile training ride today

C&O Canal Overview & My Trip Plan

(credit: graphic from http://www.bikecando.com)

Join me as I prepare to bike the C&O Canal towpath from Cumberland, MD (mile marker 184.5) to Washington, DC (mile 0) over three days Sep 30 & Oct 1-2.  I'll be posting updates during my ride along the way. 

On day 1, I plan to bike 60.5 miles from Cumberland, MD (mile 184.5) to Hancock, MD (mile 124). 

On day 2, I plan to bike 66 miles from Hancock to Knoxville, MD (mile 58). 

On day 3, I plan to bike 58 miles from Knoxville to Georgetown (mile 0). 

I biked the C&O Canal back in 1976 or 1977 when I was a member of Boy Scout Troop 25 in Muncy, PA. I think we biked it over 6 or 7 days.  This time, it will be a little more intense but I still plan to enjoy the beauty of the trail.   

I recently biked a 65 mile section from Williamsport, MD (mile 100) to Whites Ferry, MD (mile 35).  Here are a few pics and a video from that training ride a couple of weeks ago: