Recumbent Rider in PA
I live in central PA. I built my recumbent bike last year and began riding it this past spring. Three weeks ago, I began riding specifically to train for a century. It's an eight-week training period. I plan to ride a century solo in September. It would be nice to ride with other bicyclists, but I live in the sticks.
The roads I ride on are two-lane paved roads with no parked cars and few intersections. I avoid hills like the plague. Still, this area is hilly even if you stay off the thousand-foot high mountains. Compared to upright road bikes, I'm slower going up hills and faster coming down hills.
I stopped running when I started biking this summer. It also hope to lose 15 pounds. Biking is a funner than running because I go three times as fast and see three times as much scenery. Plus I can actually use it for transportation.
When I have ridden my bike 100 miles, then I will decide whether or not to ride it to visit a relative in Philadelphia. ( 240 miles)