Which is why I biked to work a week after bike to work day. I mean, anyone can do it when there are way stations to stop and rest at every 10 ft, right?
A coworker rode last week, and I thought: I should just do it… Just get up and make the ride. So that’s what I did today. I debated on going for a shorter ride last night, but I passed in lieu of the round trip to/from work.
The ride to work is all uphill; but I really started struggling when I hit the dirt trails and the terrain that came with it. I was on course to be there in an hour or just over; but it took longer than that. I got to watch the Air Force cadets do pattern practice in their gliders, though. And I saw a deer that didn’t even flinch at my passing her this morning.
The ride home was mostly downhill, but the temps were much higher. It was nice to have had the 8 hours of ‘rest’ between rides. I walked it up the last stretch of the hill — believe it or not, I mostly do this on this side of the road because it’s against traffic. I mean, I have had to walk it up out of necessity too; but I don’t want to ride against traffic on this road if I can avoid it — and I also don’t dare cross it without a crosswalk and a red light, neither of which are close to where I come off Sinton Trail.
So here are the stats for today, listed in outbound/inbound order. Don’t ask me how the same route is different distances.
Cheers.
Today’s Ride(s):
12.37 miles
1:17:14 h:mm:ss
12.26 miles
1:10:04 h:mm:ss