first ride:
Wednesday during commute hours
route: backroads loop in Concord and Carlisle, MA
mileage: 20.1
notable things: monument street northbound has kind of crappy paving and is busy during morning commute hours
google map: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&geocode=9612009099856276809,42.466003,-71.322212;1112020201514452841,42.470166,-71.323757;16162840268995570980,42.461840,-71.348734;3359038444107667850,42.515828,-71.323285;3765650708790816874,42.529113,-71.348948;11351943774348786353,42.460415,-71.348777;2828070915205306368,42.459370,-71.324701;5163975370709249318,42.448605,-71.285348&saddr=300+virginia+road+concord,+ma&daddr=Virginia+Rd+@42.466010,+-71.322210+to:Old+Bedford+Rd+@42.469980,+-71.323740+to:Court+Ln/RT-62+W+@42.461870,+-71.348730+to:River+Rd+@42.515810,+-71.323310+to:Unknown+road+@42.529270,+-71.348980+to:Monument+Square/RT-62+W+@42.460470,+-71.349020+to:Lexington+Rd/RT-2A+@42.459360,+-71.324950+to:N+Great+Rd/RT-2A+@42.448620,+-71.285350+to:42.468457,-71.312385&mrcr=8&mrsp=9&sz=15&mra=mi&sll=42.461428,-71.304145&sspn=0.021624,0.039268&ie=UTF8&z=15&om=1
second ride:
Wednesday 11:15am
route: downtown Waltham to home in Concord, MA via backroads
mileage 24.7
notable things: rode past my elementary and middle schools and both houses i lived in when i was a wee little biscuit
google map of route: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&geocode=12734716224096468697,42.375983,-71.236982;10443853941446097158,42.380231,-71.277666;1369003793542019262,42.422886,-71.287365;11768513318274284287,42.411671,-71.331825;17967567969787938590,42.421366,-71.371565;6178512195789539744,42.406854,-71.403580;13548870487800387630,42.434353,-71.401691;13186298348132018999,42.429032,-71.375599;18335468195203182175,42.453608,-71.376114;234003327146991557,42.459054,-71.354828;12292449741999231877,42.468045,-71.312084&saddr=367+moody+street+waltham,+ma&daddr=Moody+St+@42.375980,+-71.237030+to:North+Ave/RT-117+@42.380250,+-71.277670+to:Winter+St+@42.422890,+-71.287370+to:Lincoln+Rd+@42.411740,+-71.331890+to:Fitchburg+Turnpike/RT-117+@42.421330,+-71.371570+to:Concord+Rd+@42.406880,+-71.403530+to:Old+Pickard+Rd+@42.434350,+-71.401950+to:Powder+Mill+Rd+@42.429300,+-71.375710+to:42.456521,-71.370621+to:Academy+Ln+@42.459040,+-71.355030+to:Virginia+Rd+@42.468600,+-71.312960&mrcr=8,9&mrsp=9&sz=13&mra=dme&sll=42.439547,-71.337318&sspn=0.094507,0.100079&ie=UTF8&z=13&om=1
in a few minutes i'm going to go out and wander around for one last ride before Sunday's race. hopefully do somewhere in the neighborhood of 30-40 miles on this one.
Wednesday during commute hours
route: backroads loop in Concord and Carlisle, MA
mileage: 20.1
notable things: monument street northbound has kind of crappy paving and is busy during morning commute hours
google map: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&geocode=9612009099856276809,42.466003,-71.322212;1112020201514452841,42.470166,-71.323757;16162840268995570980,42.461840,-71.348734;3359038444107667850,42.515828,-71.323285;3765650708790816874,42.529113,-71.348948;11351943774348786353,42.460415,-71.348777;2828070915205306368,42.459370,-71.324701;5163975370709249318,42.448605,-71.285348&saddr=300+virginia+road+concord,+ma&daddr=Virginia+Rd+@42.466010,+-71.322210+to:Old+Bedford+Rd+@42.469980,+-71.323740+to:Court+Ln/RT-62+W+@42.461870,+-71.348730+to:River+Rd+@42.515810,+-71.323310+to:Unknown+road+@42.529270,+-71.348980+to:Monument+Square/RT-62+W+@42.460470,+-71.349020+to:Lexington+Rd/RT-2A+@42.459360,+-71.324950+to:N+Great+Rd/RT-2A+@42.448620,+-71.285350+to:42.468457,-71.312385&mrcr=8&mrsp=9&sz=15&mra=mi&sll=42.461428,-71.304145&sspn=0.021624,0.039268&ie=UTF8&z=15&om=1
second ride:
Wednesday 11:15am
route: downtown Waltham to home in Concord, MA via backroads
mileage 24.7
notable things: rode past my elementary and middle schools and both houses i lived in when i was a wee little biscuit
google map of route: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&geocode=12734716224096468697,42.375983,-71.236982;10443853941446097158,42.380231,-71.277666;1369003793542019262,42.422886,-71.287365;11768513318274284287,42.411671,-71.331825;17967567969787938590,42.421366,-71.371565;6178512195789539744,42.406854,-71.403580;13548870487800387630,42.434353,-71.401691;13186298348132018999,42.429032,-71.375599;18335468195203182175,42.453608,-71.376114;234003327146991557,42.459054,-71.354828;12292449741999231877,42.468045,-71.312084&saddr=367+moody+street+waltham,+ma&daddr=Moody+St+@42.375980,+-71.237030+to:North+Ave/RT-117+@42.380250,+-71.277670+to:Winter+St+@42.422890,+-71.287370+to:Lincoln+Rd+@42.411740,+-71.331890+to:Fitchburg+Turnpike/RT-117+@42.421330,+-71.371570+to:Concord+Rd+@42.406880,+-71.403530+to:Old+Pickard+Rd+@42.434350,+-71.401950+to:Powder+Mill+Rd+@42.429300,+-71.375710+to:42.456521,-71.370621+to:Academy+Ln+@42.459040,+-71.355030+to:Virginia+Rd+@42.468600,+-71.312960&mrcr=8,9&mrsp=9&sz=13&mra=dme&sll=42.439547,-71.337318&sspn=0.094507,0.100079&ie=UTF8&z=13&om=1
in a few minutes i'm going to go out and wander around for one last ride before Sunday's race. hopefully do somewhere in the neighborhood of 30-40 miles on this one.