In 17 days I’ll be flying out to San Diego to start my 1,300+ mile bicycle tour to Austin, TX. Plans started to form for this trip about 2 weeks ago when I decided to quit my current job and take a position with EnergySavvy. I’ll be starting the new job in the new year which affords me the incredible opportunity of some extended time off. Ever since John and Andy sparked my interest in long-distance bike riding on our Germany trip back in 2010 I’ve wanted to do something similar again. Now is my chance!
This time, however, it looks like I’ll be doing this trip alone. And I really haven’t had the time to prepare… so I’ve been in a mad rush to figure what I need to do before now and January 1st! I’ve got maps. I kinda know my route and the hills scare me. I’m slowly amassing what little gear I need. I haven’t been biking much, so I’ve been working on getting in a little better shape before I attempt to put 50+ miles a day on my behind pulling a fully loaded touring bike up and down some pretty steep desert mountains.
It feels like there’s so much to do… but, when I really sit back and think about it, the thing I really need to do more than anything else is train. Time to get on that!