Patuxent River Rural Legacy Ride - June 9

[7rider]

Yeah...
Nothin' like waiting til the last minute....
DH and I plan on doing this metric tomorrow.
I did it last year with a friend and we had a good time.
Anyone going?
Look for us with "Bicycle Place" Jerseys on.....

http://www.ohbike.org/events/rural_legacy_eflyer.html

[divingbiker]

You know, I just might do this. I was planning to ride about 50 miles tomorrow, so depending on how early I get up and on my way, I could either do the 46 or 62 mile route. Thanks for letting me know about it! I'll look for you...

[7rider]

Did you do it?
Didn't see you.
DH and I did the metric. We got started a bit before 9 and it was HOT by the time we finished. We hooked up with this guy, Sean, from Arlington, who rode at about our pace. Hmmmm, it seemed to be more hilly than I recall - there were 2 in particular that were toughies - but then, we did this a lot faster than I did last year with a GF of mine.
Here's a first - and MDHS, you can relate to this. I rounded the final corner into the Wildlife Sanctuary, and BING! My right hamstring sprung! Oh, MAN, did that hurt. So, I did a lap around the road area at a really low gear and high cadance, and that seemed to work it out. We'll see how it feels in the a.m., tho...

[divingbiker]

Nah, I decided not to set my alarm, and if I woke up early I would do the ride, and if I woke up late I'd do my yard work. Since I didn't get up till 6:45, which is very late for me, I opted for yard work. (My yard-obsessed sister and brother-in-law will be visiting next weekend, and I don't want to be embarrassed.) Four bags of weeds later, the yard looks great.

Sounds like a fun ride...except for the hamstring.

[7rider]

It was a whole lot of fun - and definitely a route that can be repeated (just follow the blue fish on the road) if we want to do a TE ride over in that neck o' the woods. The start point is actually only about 15 minutes away from Rosaryville.
Oh, and any time I've seen your yard, it always looks great!

[Kalidurga]

How was the traffic over that way, Regina? I've ridden the Chesapeake Bay Critical Area driving tour and the park roads of Patuxent State Park, but I've been hesitant to try the roads outside of the park (as always, I assume everyone drives the way I do). I can think of hills on some of those roads that would probably kill me, but it could be worth it because it's so darned pretty around that area.