Biking: August 3, 2009

Posted on August 3, 2009 No Comments

Man, I haven’t had much time in the saddle lately. Been busy and had this gimped up hand/wrist thing going on. Tonight’s ride was a long time coming and I enjoyed the hell out of it.

I always like to start my rides by going into the wind first – that way I get a little boost on the return leg… makes the return trip so much more enjoyable Well, tonight I got caught unawares and took off with the wind on the first leg. Whoops.

It was glorious! I was running in the 20’s and just flying down the trails. Alas, that got me a bit over-confident and I decided to stretch the ride a bit and take on some hills.

As we say in the midwest, “Uff da.” I got my butt handed to me for miles 8 – 10 on that map… Pretty much all uphill as I worked my way up into the bottom part of the Tech center (very near the Bronco’s training camp for what that’s worth). Climbing hills while going straight into the wind is a bit of a stretch for me still; especially after my little hiatus.

No worries though, I finished without a stroke and it was a great ride. 17.3 miles total in just a few minutes over an hour. Now officially over 800 miles for the summer. The hand held up well so I’m hoping for some good rides yet this week if the weather holds.