I'm really enjoying the Tour de France this year and have been doing my best to sneak in as much of the race as possible. I think it will be easier for me to follow along once I get back from vacation and on a normal schedule.
This morning my sister Steph and I did a tour of our own along the lower Niagara River from Lewiston to Youngstown (and back) where the river empties into Lake Ontario.
I was able to scrape up and borrow a sweet Gary Fisher hybrid which was awesome (I need one of these for the garage!)
We had lunch at the Ontario House on the river and ate outside on the front porch. It was a stellar afternoon. In the background is Canada and you could see the river emptying into Lake Ontario. If you were to head North from this point and travel straight across the lake you would eventually run into Toronto on the other side.
My Dad joined Stephanie and I for lunch in Youngstown and afterwards we walked down to the Youngstown Yacht Club and walked along the river before heading back on the bikes.
My sister Stephanie and I goofing around. This past weekend marked the 250th anniversary of a very historic battle in the French and Indian War that took place at Fort Niagara within walking distance of where we were. This war and corresponding battles started setting the stage for eventual American Independence in 1776 - http://www.fiw250.org/timeline.asp
At the Lewiston sand docks. Again, that's Canada across the river. We are a good 5 to 10 miles up river from where we had lunch at this point. It's always a great thing when you get to mix exercise with fun activities. It can be done!
We are going fishing again after dinner at the reservoir but it might be too late for me to include those pictures in today's post. Sorry kids.
By the numbers;
- 183.2 - today's weight (January 1, 2009 weight was 184.2) Goal weight for 10/25/09 is 165
- 110 - Days until the Marine Corp Marathon
- 174 - Total days trained in 2009
- 28 - Missed days of running in 2009
- 0.00 - miles run today
- 11.00 - miles on current pair of shoes
- 966.25 - Miles run in 2009
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