Rode through development, down the old tracks by the high school, through the HS woods trail a few times, and back through the development.
5.5 miles, 12.7 mph average, top speed 21.7 (that’s on level, not downhill), about 22 minutes or so.
Going to get major rain & wind tomorrow so likely no riding – and then have visits Wednesday night so will be Thursday (Debate night!) before I can ride again.
Everyone needs one of these on their car:
Just so you know where I stand….
Today’s ride took us up to Minuteman National Historic Park where the colonists first took on the british on April 19th, 1775.
We started at the visitor’s center – road the battle trail west towards Concord – and ended up at the Old North Bridge. After some time there, motored down to Concord Center, had some ice cream, and then headed back.
12.7 Miles, Average Speed just under 9 mph. Top speed 15.7 mph.
Some pictures from today:
Yours Truly Posing with some Sheep:
The Sheep along the Battle Road:
You see some interesting people along the Battle Road – here’s a tour guide speaking about the British that are buried just off of the Battle Road:
Even the bikes need a break:
Returned to Silver City Bicycles with my sidekick. She picked up a 2005 Trek 2900 in the blue & yellow scheme, a helmet, gloves, shorts, cage, water bottles, and other goodies. Then it was back to Massasoit again:
7.0 Miles, Average Speed 8.5 mph, 48 minutes, Top Speed 22.6 mph. 4 miles trails, 3 miles road.
Exhausted now!
Concord and the Battle Road tomorrow if things hold…
Short ride this morning – longer ride this afternoon with a partner (once she picks up her bike today). Again, at Massasoit State Park.
5.4 Miles (1 mile road, 4.4 miles trails) – average speed 9.8 mp/h, Top Speed 18 mph. 22 minutes.
Bought a Thule Speedway 962 on Thursday night and installed it last night. Today was its first use – we’ll try it out for two bikes this afternoon.
Indianapolis has suffered its second line in the duty death of a police officer with the murder this morning of Butler University Police Officer James Davis, reports the Indianapolis Star:
A Butler University Police Department officer was shot and killed this morning in the parking lot at Hinkle Fieldhouse, and his suspected assailant was shot less than three hours later a short distance away.
The officer, who university officials identified as James Davis, 31, was pronounced dead at 11:08 a.m. from a single gunshot wound to the head. He had been with the Butler police since January, 2003.
Police set up a perimeter from 46th Street to 49th Street between Sunset Lane and Boulevard Place as they searched for the suspect, who fled the scene of the 10:30 a.m. shooting on foot.
At 12:45 p.m., police engaged the suspect in the 4400 block of North Illinois Street. The suspect was shot and has been transported to Wishard Memorial Hospital.
Police late this afternoon identified the suspect as Kahdir Al Khattab, 26. He was in critical condition.
Al Khattab had been wanted on an arrest warrant for battery.
I’ll point out that Officer Davis was a year ahead of me at Indiana University. While I do not recall his name – his face is familiar to me. Perhaps I knew him – perhaps we took a class together – perhaps not. But I feel his loss nonetheless.
RIP Officer James Davis….
Went and visited nearby Massasoit State Park about nine miles down the road in East Taunton, Massachusetts.
Today’s Ride: 15.3 miles, 9.6 mph, Top Speed 33.5 mph. About 75% of the ride was trails (thus the significantly lower average speed), the rest was road work / recovery.
Some pics from the camera phone of the ride:
