The picture above is the cycle room at my gym. It will be my new home for the next few months. You see, a couple years ago I had the goal to ride the length of the Hennepin Canal. I did that. It consisted of 3 days riding about 30 miles per day. I could have done more per day but there were extenuating circumstances. Well since I did that and a few other rides, I haven't gone to a gym for no-reason no-how. I felt guilty, but I really didn't want to move much.
So I was playing with google maps or something, perhaps it was a railroad group on Facebook, and I read about a rail-to-trail in Southern Illinois that has some interesting railroad bridges. I check it out and I am interested. I had a goal last summer to head down there with a motorcycle and check it out. That didn't happen. So, I'm thinking that the kids are old enough now and maybe I can take Tracy down there and I can do the ride. She and I did one leg of the Hennepin Canal alone and it was a nice time. I really do enjoy time with her one to one. Perhaps we can take some time off to do that?
So, along with that ride, I want to ride up to the Wisconsin border on the Fox Trail. I can do that. For whatever reason, it helped me commit to getting to the gym to get the body ready for the trips.
Another downside of my self-imposed inactivity has been my sugar levels. I can feel it when I eat any significant amount. I need to exercise to feel better and burn it up. I need to lose weight as that is also key to bringing it down.
Kind of a boring post, but that is what my life is like at the moment. I want my summer to be better than it was last year.
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