After nearly two weeks away from the bicycle, I eagerly awaited my first ride in October. I chose to ride what I call the Great Western Trail-Illinois Prairie Path triangle, which courses its way through Winfield, West Chicago, Carol Stream, Villa Park, Lombard, Glen Ellyn and Wheaton. After driving to Prairie Path Cycles (where I bought my bike 1,875 miles back), I followed the squashed triangle in a clockwise direction, first taking the Illinois Prairie Path to the western terminus of the Great Western Trail, then taking the GWT to its eastern terminus in Villa Park, then turning westward to follow the Main Branch of the IPP back to my starting point.
It was a chilly morning, even with the long sleeve t-shirt and tights that I layered upon my regular jersey and shorts. When I started my ride at about 10:52, it was 56 degrees. By the end of my ride at 1:10, it had warmed to 64.
Shortly before I concluded my ride, I surpassed the 1,100 mile mark for the season.
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