Three Rivers Heritage Trail & Great Allegheny Passage
Today's Mileage: 65 miles
Total Training Mileage: 383 miles
In addition to raising money and completing sweat equity hours, riders are required to bank a certain number of hours (including a 65 mile ride) on the bike they will be riding for their trip. We have had very few sunny days since I moved to town, so I took advantage of today's sunny weather and decided to get in my long ride. I have definitely weekend warrior-ed longer rides, but a promise is a promise and I wanted to make sure I my new bike needed no further adjustments.
After the first ten miles I stopped to take a quick photo with
Mr. Rogers. Fred Rogers, most famous for Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, lived and worked most of his life in Pittsburgh. After 895 episodes, the show wrapped, but his legacy lives on here and in the Smithsonian Museum of American History.
From the statue it was back around the trail, over the bridge to Point State Park and then over another bridge to pick up the rest of the Three Rivers Heritage Trail. Cruising along through the South Side I came across these great sculptures made from old steel mill materials.
Poe (the bike) posed for a picture to prove we were actually there and didn't just steal it from the interwebs.
Lunch, in true B&B fashion, was half way (around mile 35) and under a shady tree. Sadly I did not have the usual spread of left overs, peanut butter and jelly and gatorade stirred by my teammates. After a couple handfuls of trail mix, a gatorade and some stretches I turned around and headed back to the city.
After 4.5 podcasts I ended where I started the day. It was perfect timing as I had no water and no snacks left in the old hydration pack. Poe went back in the car and I headed off to eat a very large sandwich. Thankfully the next long ride will be with some new friends and and terrain; while I don't mind longer rides it is always nicer to have company. Twenty days until I Drift West!!
