Tourist route

Well now the 'real' riding season can begin.
I cut my grass for the first time today and shaved my legs for the first time this season...let the training begin!

The sun finally came out today after yet another horrible week of cloudy, wet and cold weather.

Sun
60 degree
Wind 5-10
Tourist Route
26 miles

My riding bud 'der Jan' got out of work early enough to drop over this afternoon for a short ride.
He took me on what I would call the tourist route. This would make a great little ride to take out-of-towners on to show off some Milwaukee landmarks to them. Plus, it is a very pretty ride at times as well, with lots of green and water to look at.

Heading east on the Hank Aaron trail you pass behind State Fair Park...ride near the beautiful old buildings of Zablocki Medical Center...get a super view of Miller Park...ride along past the casino in the valley and end up at the river at the Harley-Davidson museum.

It was there that der Jan snapped a tourist photo of me as well. 

I was freezing down there. The wind was coming off the lake and all I had on was bibs and a jersey with arm warmers. I think der Jan finds my constant whining about being cold amusing. 

We did a couple of short stretches at what was for me anyway hard tempo in the Menomonee Parkway on the way home. It felt good to take it to my threshold a couple of times. I need to practice doing that more now.

It was a good little ride. Too bad the forecast looks very questionable again for about another week. This sure has not been a great season to get going with riding.

Season Miles: 434