Official Soundtrack Chosen

Music is a big part of my ride - need just the right songs to help push me further and faster.  The process of determining a playlist is one that takes carefyk thought and exploration into new music that I've yet to discover. 

In the past few weeks, I've been listening to some of my favorite radio stations (WNKU, CD102.5), as well as Pandora and iHeartRadio with the GAPCO in mind.  I've found some new music and rediscovered some old stuff that I'm bringing alone too.

My playlist is a mishmash of music styles including alternative, country, rock, hip hop, reggae, blues, metal, electronic, and more. 


The official soundtrack includes:

• The Hold Steady
• Tycho
• DMB
• Screamin Cheetah Willies
• White Zombie
• Robin Trower
• Tesla
• Lydia Loveless
• City and Colour
• Luke Bryan
• Mother Love Bone
• Blackmill
• Third Eye Blind
• Joe Bonomassa
• Eric Jerardi Band
• Metric
• Lady Antebellum
• Cold War Kids
• Tim McGraw
• My Morning Jacket
• Great White
• Positive K
• Jack White
• Rihanna
• Coldplay
• Rolling Stones
• Big Head Todd
• Jay Z
• Beastie Boys
• John Mayer
• Whitesnake
• Collie Budz
• Saxon
• Stevie Nicks

Day -3: Final Stages of Preps and Training

Well I've spent the last two + months training and getting ready for this ride.  The Great Allegheny Passage website calls it "The Ride of Your Life."  That sounds like a marketing hook that I would come up with!

Training started back in March.  On a couple occasions I rode the bike at the gym.  

 

But nothing replaces miles in the saddle.  I trained on the Tri-County Triangle Trail mostly. It got boring at times riding the same trail again and again but I needed to get my miles in.  Here I am one day in April heading back from Fayette County.

 Rain or shine, I made myself ride.  Here I am waiting out a storm in the tunnel underneath Veterans Parkway.  

Selfie with the Official GAP Jersey!  Yes, I'll be wearing this each day and I won't be washing it.  The end result should be a greasy, dirty mess - a beautiful reminder of all the effort it took to finish!

 Passing the point of no return in my training and preparations.  There is no turning back at this point.  Washington DC or Bust!

Captured a training ride on the Triangle Trail in Chillicothe one evening using my new Sony Action Cam.  I just love the fisheye lens!