An attempt to track the ups and downs and ins and outs of a boys attempt at, at best, becoming a semi-elite (thats at best) long distance runner

Thursday, June 15, 2006

bike ride from home or big big ride over in MD on the eastern shore?

decisions decisions. do I

a) get up at 5am sunday morning and cycle for about 4 hours and try and cover 70miles or so on my bike... but leave from my house and cycle around northern MD and then get back home around 9am and be able to watch the footy all day sunday. and sleep and make breakfast at home. and it would cost me nothing but the food i eat while I'm out there. and better for the environment cause it doesn't involve 5 hours or so of driving.

or

b) get up at 4am and drive two and a half hours to Betterton, MD to ride 104miles in the Bay to Bay ride which starts at 7am and costs about $30 (plus petrol costs getting to and from Betterton) and will rule me out of watching most of the footy on sunday (including Brazil Australia, Japan Croatia, and France South Korea). World cup only happens once every four years... this option costs more money... but there is support in food stops and people to help if I have bike issues and the like... hmmm. and a century bike ride would be a nice thing to have done of a morning and early afternoon.


I'm leaning towards a right now just cause i get an extra hour in bed and it would be cheaper.