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This morning we continued our volume week with a 100 km bike ride. Matt picked out a great loop that started and ended in Manchester and the weather was perfect. After all of the training over the last 4 days, a nice 3 1/2 hour ride was a great way to finish things off.
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Mackenzie and Sverre did a shorter 2 hour bike because of their ages 🙂![](http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qUB3nmXQSzA/To-Zl6juMnI/AAAAAAAAJnA/q_hcS9s4Gi0/s1600/IMG_6141.JPG")
The lead group starts up the rte 7 valley.![](http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yHc7CHnQgeU/To-Zlg3fQ5I/AAAAAAAAJm4/rTX1Xqp7yA8/s1600/IMG_6142.JPG")
Temps were in the upper 40’s when we started, but they quickly rose into the mid 60’s.![](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-kgmpjGTEOVY/To-XJ-jJUFI/AAAAAAAAJmw/bw5El3RtVxQ/s1600/IMG_6145.JPG")
Cruising through town.![](http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-AZxl7TY6K40/To-XJqJHjTI/AAAAAAAAJmo/uktCsQi9r9g/s1600/IMG_6152.JPG")
Hamish stops for a snack.![](http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3tyCYPFn6sE/To-XJVTUIJI/AAAAAAAAJmg/EXIo2_QgTC0/s1600/IMG_6167.JPG")
Liz, Tess and Kate are all smiles with another beautiful day.![](http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cT5SdcAG8YQ/To-XI2oInhI/AAAAAAAAJmY/L2v3Eqzxtkk/s1600/IMG_6180.JPG")
Color “pop”.![](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9s8wVNLrsx8/To-VImu0q2I/AAAAAAAAJmQ/lbY1NZnEzPw/s1600/IMG_6187.JPG")
Calvin refuels.![](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-yA6kWX-efjo/To-VIcuPFnI/AAAAAAAAJmI/EG10S1Tlyco/s1600/IMG_6197.JPG")
The group heads up to Danby Four Corners.![](http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zLMDqXGmTVw/To-VIGyfS6I/AAAAAAAAJmA/_ohxlTws-as/s1600/IMG_6201.JPG")
Our route took us over some nice back roads in the Danby, Pawlet, Rupert area.![](http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Tnwg6uGubdQ/To-VH0ZM9oI/AAAAAAAAJl4/labrLFDvbNo/s1600/IMG_6214.JPG")
Mollie and Anika work the big uphill.![](http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XAzYJCdlG4g/To-SnHQ7C5I/AAAAAAAAJls/NesTN8uUVlY/s1600/IMG_6222.JPG")
Tyler nears the top on the Rupert Mountain Road.![](http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-O-W1Q4VW83Q/To-SmzKo5yI/AAAAAAAAJlk/HieLBTIpg5w/s1600/IMG_6226.JPG")
Tess, above, and Issy, below, with legs burning.![](http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1D6RTqx-qi4/To-SmkwdZII/AAAAAAAAJlc/pbf62TBtpfo/s1600/IMG_6228.JPG")
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Ahhhh..the reward 🙂
