Today is my 67th birthday. To celebrate, I got up early and rode 67 miles on the F-5. I rode my 50 mile route out to State Highway 19, but added some extra miles by riding on 19 to Athens, then back, and also added enough loops in Purtis Creek State Park to give me 67 miles total.

I ended up with a total of 528 miles total in March, a decent mileage month for me. But I’m still well behind the pace I need to be on to reach my target miles this year, after such poor mileage in January and February. And I’m still eight pounds heavier than I need to be at the end of August, so there’s that.

It was 10 years ago today that I was so sick from chemo that I had to cancel my plans to ride and/or picnic with some friends on my birthday. I did this post about that on this blog. But, I’m still around, and today, I rode 67 miles, and after lunch, I’m thinking I’ll hitch up the boat and go fishing for a few hours this afternoon. Happy Birthday to me.

Today’s route.