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
I need to get on some dirt
I need to get out and push myself
hopefully I will get out to reston for that cross race this weekend
hopefully that satisfies my needs
oh
I hear Seattle is pretty sweet even with the rain
sure the sun is so rare that they give you a five day forcast
with postitive signs of chance of sun
but
the climate is amazing
and close to so much great stuff
really close to some great stuff
the august heat and humidity here suck…
this is home
but that does not mean I have to like the humidity
or the mosquitos
or the crime
or the quality of the school systems
sorry
I have had a tough day
nice to hear you got out. thanks for the invite, but i was hanging out at home with the kid. definitely need to get my fat arse out on the bike again soon tho. it’s now been over two months since i rode dirt.