BIKE 2:25 and 40 miles with Frea on the MCT
Used to be I'd be up early and riding as the sun came up. Nowadays I get a later start. No group to pull me out the door? Either way, by the time I show up the parking lot is fuller and so is the trail.
Found the Culver's lot this time, thanks to navigation program. Rode east towards Drost park, rode through the end of a 13.1 race from the YMCA (yup late enough in the morning to catch the end), and went all the way up to my favorite turn-around by Wanda road. Oh the memories on this trail! The ride with RM, the ride when LC lost her water bottle, the group ride with out nutso peloton doing 25mph as a pack, the ride when I started to hate riding after 100+ miles in the heat. That last one I should read again for fun. (ETA found it, a 200K on 7-20-14, and the write up says there's no way in HELL I'm running 100 miles EVER."
I hit the turn around at 1:00:00, I love a good even number. 16.5 miles. On the way back the headwind wasn't what I thought it would be, added a few miles on the little southeast spur, and did an out-n-back to round up to 40 miles. (ETA while looking for the 200K I found a 6-11-16 entry for 40 miles in 2:22, with a short run and BERRIES from the trees!)
Oooh the pollen, my poor eyes felt sandy. And in another ETA, I didn't eat this entire ride. I had some eggs before leaving the house, some butter and chicken, then nothing. Just a bottle of water and I was fine. Even for a few hours after the ride.
Ave speed 16.5, ave HR 125. Mission accomplished, easy build of time in the saddle. No major complaints or issues, but next time I gotta get the aerobottle in place. I forgot all about that until this ride. Oh, and almost forgot to note -- no headphones or podcast!
Later in the day I was surprised with a butterfly garden!
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