A good Start: Base miles are something that you hear everyone serious about training talk about ("You have to have a good base that we determine the quality of the rest of your season")
Base Miles are the equivelent of what runners call LSD (Long Slow Distance)
On the bike this can be some of the most enjoyable riding you do - This past weekend was the ideal day to get some much awaited time on in the saddle outside (see the ride inside)
The weather was perfect sunny and warm with just a slight wind. I picked a friend that I knew would hang for the ride (a good mechanic as well so if something went wrong far from home McGuiver would get us rolling again - foutunately a bad link was found in my chain prior to ride we were able to swap that out with a sram link and I only got a flat on the road)
Our ride was a total of 82 miles thru New Jersey and New Your with 2 considerable climbs (Skyline drive and Peter Hill) The pace was (in the words of Borat) "A Very Nice"
We rode past lakes and streams reseviors and Dams on mostly low traffic roads
A little State highway section between 17a and 17 Junction
Defininetly a good ride to get some base miles or a climbing workout if you want to push the pace a bit you could also cross back over skyline drive again by getting of off 17a at Sloatsburg to add some additional climbing and miles

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