Sunday was the official start of 30 Days Of Biking month. I started it off with a recovery ride, due to riding a 110k event the day before.

So, my April 1st ride was with the Quad Cycles crew out of Arlington, MA. It was a good-sized group, with a diverse ridership. There's something for everyone on these rides. That day, unfortunately, there were no recovery riders, everyone wanting to put the pedal to the metal. So I spun along, at my own pace, with my aching quads and hamstrings from 80 miles and 3500' climbing the previous day.

The loops were beautiful as usual, riding up the Minuteman Bikeway to Bedford, by the North Bridge in Concord, up Lowell Rd to Ferns Country Store in Carlisle, then down Rt 225 back into Bedford and the Bikeway back home.

Total distance: 40 miles.

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Do it today, and pass it on! :-)