It’s the big birthday today! 50 years old. Sometimes I just don’t know where all the time goes. It seems like I just turned 40 LOL.
I wasn’t sure I was going to bike 50 miles or not. The weather wasn’t supposed to be great, so I had assumed it wouldn’t happen, but it was kind of sunny out and so I took my bike and myself out for a birthday bagel:
John was working, so I was solo. I figured I would take a long ride after breakfast and see where I would end up. It was fairly cool for riding in the upper 50s to low 60s.
I got back home at mile 26 and had to check and pack some orders. I decided I was going to shoot for the 50 miles even if it meant having to split it up because of working – not to mention biking by myself. That meant it was a bit of a boring ride because I was just putting in the miles closer to home in loops. I did 3 runs. The first was the 26 miles. The second was 16 and the last was 8 miles. The last 4 or 5 miles and I was ready to be done. Not really physically, but mentally done. But – I did it!
This is an unfiltered post 50-mile look:
As I said on Facebook – next year I’m going metric. 50 miles is a lot of biking – 4 solid hours of riding time. I knew if I didn’t do it that I would have regretted it in the end for a milestone birthday.
That many miles meant a big piece of cake! We had people over, so it had to be shared, but I still got a nice piece with a big flower of icing
This was from a local bakery. John has been so busy that I didn’t want to have him under pressure to make a cake this year. This was really good. Almond cake with raspberry filling and buttercream (of course!).
Now starts a new decade and I look forward to all it has in store!
Happy happy Birthday Lori!!! And Congrats on your milestone biking!!! You Go Girl!!! Hugs! deb
Thank you!
I agree, you kind of HAD to bike 50 miles to mark this birthday…but going metric from here on is a good idea. Happy Birthday!!! That cake is so pretty – glad you had a good day.
I’m glad I did it. 40 miles is a good ride for me. Once it gets past 45 – that’s just a long ride no matter how good shape I’m in
Happy Fifty, Lori!
Fifty miles, wow! You go, girl!
Ah, to be fifty again.
Thank you!
Happy birthday! I’m just at the start of my weightloss experience, having turned 50 in May and decided to lose the excess (I have a lot of excess). I’m looking forward to reading all your past posts as help and support.
Thank you!
Happy birthday! What a beautiful cake, if it tasted as good as it looks, you had a great treat.
Way to go on 50 miles. I couldn’t do it.
I actually didn’t really like it turning 50 but now that I am it for 2 weeks, it isn’t that bad
I also didn’t want to celebrate it at first but now I’m glad I did, I was so surprised at work that day.
50 doesn’t bother me so much, although I do think more about mortality now. Eek!
Happy birthday! Good job getting those 50 miles in, I’m impressed. Speaking as someone 4 years older than you, I really think you don’t feel your age most of the time. Also, I’m enjoying your gardening posts, I’m not a gardener, but I do love to see all the beautiful flowers you take photos of.
Thank you!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! I love that you did 50 miles!! (Beautiful cake, too)
Yes, 50 miles is about the limit I want to ride anymore. That’s many hours in the saddle
Congrats on your 50th milestone and cranking out those 50 miles – very impressive!
Thank you!
Happy birthday ???! Fifty looks fabulous on you!
Those weren’t supposed to be question marks…they were little pictures of cake and balloons.
LOL – I’ll picture the cake and balloons