#divergeandconquer

Had an awesome morning ride on Iowa gravel to Slater, Iowa today. It was a bit of a challenge as I neglected to eat anything before the ride. WHOOPS!!! Winds were light out of the south southeast which made for a bit of a challenge coming back to Ankeny. Gravel was loose in some places but overall it was fast! I’m excited to think I already have 200 miles for the year! Where did that come from??? My next ride I will have my first 1000 miles on the diverge! #RidingWithHydrocephalus #DivergeAndConquer #AsiFarmStrong #kwbr2019 @endscycling @kylesbikes (at Slater, Iowa) https://www.instagram.com/p/BseAA57gA5h/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=r0op0ak9kzka

Beautiful January day for miles outside. Upper fifties with light winds. It was definitely sloppy out on the trails and roads. The trails conditions offered for a nice racing stripe up my backside! I also got a flat tire today too. First and hopefully only one of 2019. Hard to say though since it’s on January fifth! #RidingWithHydrocephalus #DivergeAndConquer #AsiFarmStrong https://www.instagram.com/p/BsR2unTALJE/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=42ysyocjoddi

Had a beautiful ride to Madrid today. Trails were not ideal so I could not push to the limit. There were spots of clear trail and spots of slick snow covered trail. I was able to average 14.9 for 46 miles. Winds were a challenge coming home though. #ridingwithhydrocephalus #divergeandconquer #asifarmstrong #kwbr2019 @endscycling @kylesbikes (at Madrid, Iowa) https://www.instagram.com/p/BsMveeVg4QG/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=m4jbn3n6m88m

Tuesday night gravels by myself. Rode up to nite hawk via heart of Iowa nature trail. Wind was light and variable. Crushed the high Trestle trail coming south back to Ankeny! Fun challenging evening on the diverge! #hightrestletrail #specializedbikes #divergeandconquer #ridingwithhydrocephalus (at Nite Hawk Bar & Grill) https://www.instagram.com/p/Brk4xPPgdmc/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=sez8u79tzlm9

Yesterday was one of a kind as far is December goes. Mid 20’s at start, 50’s when I finished. I stared at 8, and finished at 5, 71.8 miles of awesome. Little bit of gravel, mostly pavement. Wind was light all day so I stayed out. Now I questioned some of the company I was keeping. Captain Roy’s for lunch before I headed home via the road. #specializedbikes #divergeandconquer #ridingwithhydrocephalus @kylesbikes (at Saylorville Church) https://www.instagram.com/p/BrdjKwTA6bP/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1fyjtdbntqy8l

Yesterday was to awesome not to pass up on the opportunity to ride a century to cap off the long distance side of my season. It started out at 36 degrees and wind out of the north west all day at 10, which made it a bit chilly as I was pushing north towards Woodward. I started out heading south to Bondurant, then north via chautauqua to the north skunk river and back south. I then stopped at @kylesbikes to fill my bottle with water(which I forgot one bottle) and then headed north to high Trestle trail bridge and Woodward. The water levels were low up at the bridge. I stopped at slater for lunch and headed back home. 100 miles flat! Boo yah! Number seven century of the season. #specializedbikes #divergeandconquer #ridingwithhydrocephalus #rideforwade #hightrestletrail #hightrestlebridge @kylesbikes @iowawalkforha https://www.instagram.com/p/BqnlzPmhqTZ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=13x3w3zjm4r1l

Had fun beautiful Wednesday night riding gravel to slater. Had a bit of a headwind coming home. It was the kind of night that I didn’t want to end. It was awesome. Did I mention I had it was a full moon too?! #specializedbikes #divergeandconquer #ridingwithhydrocephalus @traceygoforth @hemihok @kylesbikes (at Nite Hawk Bar & Grill) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bqf8vCCBo8Q/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=ugfhime2vc2r

Beautiful day to log some outside miles. 19 miles to be exact. I had to try out my new tights. They worked! Thanks @kylesbikes. My legs were toasty. I rode up to the first stop sign and turned west towards Polk City. I then rode to high Trestle trail and turned left towards ankeny. I had a nice push out of the north. Wind was five to ten mph out of the north. #divergeandconquer #hightrestletrail #ridingwithhydrocephalus #specializedbikes #diverge @kylesbikes (at Ankeny Christian Academy) https://www.instagram.com/p/BqI9IsqgBUl/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1rlkpn9qczkoa