Home to Adel Fixie Ride

The ride out to Adel and back is a great training ride for me. I jump on my fixie try to catch and pass as many of the geared riders as I can. When a lot of people are out on the trail it can be a really fun and challenging ride. I burn over 2000 calories on this ride so perfect for dropping a few pound. Doing it 2-3 time a week is on my summer to-do list. Add in my single track riding and losing a few pound is pretty easy.

For those of you not in Iowa this is part of the Raccoon River trail and you can go over 100 miles on it. All paved double wide bike path. No street riding so it is a pretty enjoyable ride. I have only been out to Redfield and back but not past that. The entire Raccoon River trail goes out to Jefferson, IA. One way it is 56.2 miles on Google Maps. Click here to see the entire rout up to Jefferson via the bike path.

Here is my path tracked on my iPhone via the Cycle Meter app from yesterday.

Ride Time: 1:52:11
Stopped Time: 15:53
Distance: 28.05 miles
Average: 15.00 miles/hr
Fastest Speed: 22.20 miles/hr
Climb: 781 feet
Calories: 2204