Sunday, June 1, 2014

Back on Track. And glad to be there.

So on March 23,2014 I had my little mishap where I just completely messed up my left ankle. It has been a long of recovery and the people that helped out know who you are. I have been going on shorter rides of 20-30-40 miles and things have been improving. Today was the day to give that old ankle a good test. I rode over to L.Perfecto's house and arrived there a bit before 7 a.m. We headed south and then west hitting the IM canal, the centennial then the Im canal trail all the way to minooka,Il. We stopped at a Pizza place and enjoyed a reasonably priced buffet. We filled our bellies and headed for the return. I was on my steamroller fixed gear bike turning a 42x15. That gave me a cruising speed of around 16mph. L. Perfecto was on her Trek 520 fixed on a 42x16. Jakey La Cruz was aboard his Salsa Casserol. The weather was hot and we went through a lot of water. We encountered a large Fox snake close to 4 feet in length. I also found a really good knife on the road. All in all I was able to get in a 100 mile day on the fixed gear. We were tired but happy to have been out on a long one again. It felt really good to pedal for that long. I hope full recovery will come soon. 
Thanks for reading, 
Ari 
fox snake we helped off the road. 


A very confusing connection between the two trails. 

A good day to hide in shaded trais. I+M canal towards Chanahon. 

Pizza to go. Anything to prevent the dreaded Bonk. 

Great Place to refuel in Minooka, IL. 

L.P. with found knife in hand. 

the I+M canal was very green today. 






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8 comments:

  1. JayJune 1, 2014 at 9:47:00 PM PDT

    Rock Solid, keep turning those pedals my man!

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  2. AriJune 1, 2014 at 10:07:00 PM PDT

    Yeah, thanks,thanks to my crew for getting me back on track. Jay, we miss the hell out of you.
    Ari

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  3. jkruseJune 2, 2014 at 4:25:00 AM PDT

    Great ride yesterday. Agatha's first fixed century a week into riding a fixed gear bike!! So hot, I was really feeling like a slug at some points. Thanks as always for getting these kinds of rides together.

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  4. AriJune 2, 2014 at 5:34:00 AM PDT

    I felt bad as I thought we would ride around 60 miles and it ended up being 100. I was really happy to be out there and forget about my ankle for a while. Maybe next time we can make it further out. Great riding with you.
    Ari

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  5. AriJune 2, 2014 at 5:35:00 AM PDT

    I felt bad as I thought we would ride around 60 miles and it ended up being 100. I was really happy to be out there and forget about my ankle for a while. Maybe next time we can make it further out. Great riding with you.
    Ari

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  6. Dr. GigglesJune 2, 2014 at 6:02:00 AM PDT

    Great job, SFCA! Keep on truckin'!

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  7. MacJune 2, 2014 at 12:07:00 PM PDT

    Nice ride! Last time I made it past Lockport was two years ago.

    Inspired by some of your mega commutes, I decided to commute from Oak Park to I88 and Route 59 last Thursday. I think I might do it again tomorrow... Making sure to avoid Warrenville Road eastbound at 5pm.

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  8. MacJune 2, 2014 at 12:09:00 PM PDT

    Nice ride! Last time I made it past Lockport was two years ago.

    Inspired by some of your mega commutes, I decided to commute from Oak Park to I88 and Route 59 last Thursday. I think I might do it again tomorrow... Making sure to avoid Warrenville Road eastbound at 5pm.

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