I had a good Sunday morning ride today. Still shuddering over my memories of toiling gearlessly up the hills on the trail yesterday. I decided to do a route in town today, near Christy's house—so I mapped out a big 6.2-mile rectangle, which I did twice, and rode on walks for much of it, though I had to ride in the bike lanes on occasion. This, however, I judged to be an acceptable risk, riding early on a Sunday (I left about 6:15), and had no trouble whatsoever. In fact, I was able to enjoy the reverse of yesterday's conditions on a portion of the ride—the northbound stretch on Taft Hill Rd. between Harmony and Drake was almost entirely downhill! So, anyway, my totals for the day are 12.4 miles in 1 hour and 18 minutes. It was also heartening when, early in the first loop, a runner spied my t-shirt, grinned broadly, pumped his fist, and yelled a familiar, "GO BLUE!" I figure I have one more day to ride on the trail here—tomorrow—and will force myself to do that. Then Tuesday morning I have to have the trike back at the Bike Library by 9 a.m., so I'll leave here around 8 to do the leisurely 4+ miles down there.
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