Saturday, April 12th, Paul and I and 300+ other cyclists participated in the annual Natchez Trace Century Ride. The ride is hosted by the City of Ridgeland and is very well supported by the local bike shops and other sponsors. Lots of snacks and water along the way, a good meal afterward and pretty nice T shirt make the entry fee worth while. A cyclist can ride north on the Trace to turnaround points to total a 10 mile, 25, 50, 100k or 100 mile out and back. Paul and I do the metric 100, or about 66 miles. This was my third ride since I began cycling, and it gets better every year. The experience of starting a ride with hundreds of other colorfully dressed cyclists is unique and exciting. On the down side, we continue to have groups of riders from out of the area who will not obey the rules, riding in 2 and 3 abreast groups, making it dangerous to pass and in clear violation of the parkway "single file" rule.
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