So this past Sunday I finally got off the couch and placed my ass on the saddle. Put in a little under 2 hours of riding over at Lake Accotink Park. It felt good to be out in 70 degree weather at the end of November! It’s funny, I definitely ride slower when I’m flying solo, but for some reason I tend to do a lot more uphill than I like to do when I’m riding with others. I rode all the trails in the park and hit a few of the bigger hills multiple times. Then I headed back over to Wakefield where I had parked, slipped out of my mountain bike gear and put on my running gear. I just recently got some new sneaks and wanted to try them out. Ended up doing the Wakefield race course loop in about 30 mintues. I think that roughly estimates to 10 minute miles, but who knows. Either way it felt great to be outside and deep in the trees again. Also looks like this week is going to be a lot of the same weather, a much needed change from the bleak pouring rain we’ve had lately. The cold doesn’t bother me, in fact I probably enjoy riding in the cold and snow as much as I do a nice spring day, but the rain I can do without. I don’t know how those people in Seatle do it…I’d be depressed for 2/3’s of the year!
DT
