Get Off My Trail
Kind of a weak ride this morning. My legs were not up for a constant push. However, the more chill pace gave me a chance to breath in the morning air and absorb the beauty of this place I call home. Summer mornings last only a few months. I have to spend every possible moment living in them while I can. The ride – Paradise
Continue readingMay your journey ever be sunshine and open road
Summery morning road bike rides in Cache Valley are beautiful and the perfect temperature. The wind does ruin the serenity from time to time and my time this morning reflects that. Still as long as I can get my legs to turn, I’ll take any day on a bike. The ride – Porcupine Dam The bike Time VRS Fluidity
Morning road bike ride against my nemesis – the Cache Valley wind. My body is still worn out from too many late night rides. There’s something about wind that saps your body of energy and motivation and my legs spent most of the first part of the ride whining about how hard life is these days. My heart just hung out and enjoyed the ride.
We’re headed to Puerto Rico tomorrow so I wanted to get in a bit longer ride. I managed to get out to Porcupine Dam and little ways up Blacksmith for for a total of 48 miles. Not bad for a quick morning ride. The ride – Porcupine Dam The bike – Time VRS Fluidity
I was able to carve out 2 hours from my day for one one of my favorite road bike rides. This is the first time this year for this ride. I was pretty happy to hit and average of 20.9 mph even with a bit of a head wind on the return. The ride – Porcupine Dam The bike – Ibis Ripmo
Had serious leg crams last night as my quads and hamstring got revenge for what I put them through on the MTB. Today we compromised and took a recovery ride to Paradise. The sun shone, the temperature was a perfect 70 degrees and there was but a gentile breeze. It’s hard to pick better road bike days. If it wasn’t for meetings and complaining legs
It’s getting hot which means the higher speeds on the road and my profuse sweating are key to staying cool. As long as I get out before 12 the traffic is still light and the teenagers are in school – both lessen the probability of interaction with vehicles. I was time boxed by meetings so I pushed a little and managed a 20.4 MPH average
This is a crank rant. Read at your own peril. <crank> Some days I hate people. Not anyone person, just all people. The thought of interacting with another human is exhausting. I don’t want to listen to anyone’s demands. I don’t want a to do list. I don’t really care to hear anymore about why I’m not the perfect or even decent human in your
After last night’s leg cramp from hell I didn’t expect much from my body. I didn’t wake up well and the air looked like it had smoked a pack our a million but I lied to myself and said I’d just run the short route out to Paradise and back. The Time had other ideas. After hanging on the wall and watching the Ripmo go
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I awoke this morning to hazy skies and brisk mountain air. I find it easiest to decide the night before where I plan on riding to avoid last minute indecision. With all the smoke last night and the barrage of meetings I would face through the day I had told myself that I would make a quick run out to Paradise and back for a