Bicycle Diaries
30 years riding, 15 years writing
The Ladybug gave me inspiration
Finishing up my third lap around the McAlpine, I thought about doing a fourth lap. I had plenty of water left, I just didn’t know how my legs would hold up.
Then I looked down at my thighs and noticed a red ladybug nicely contrasted against my black bike shorts. I took it as a sign, telling me that it would be OK to ride further.
Throughout the fourth and last lap around the Greenway, the ladybug hung on to my bike shorts. I was inspired to keep the same fast pace I had been riding the previous three laps. Somehow I knew my thighs wouldn’t cramp up, the ladybug had my back.
As I finished up and headed up towards my neighborhood, the ladybug flew away, staying on the trail for the next ride.
MTB: distance 24.77 miles, average speed 13.9 mph.
Charlotte, NC
Spent 10 years in Charlotte, a block away from an entrance to the McAlpine Creek Greenway.
Switched to a mountain bike from the road bikes I was accustomed to riding for 15 years.
The time spent on these trails was most appreciated.
Trek Fuel 70
