It was a great fall day today!
The ride started off by fueling up on Casa Mia Pizza (thanks mom and dad!) then starting at the Woodard Bay end of the Chehalis Western Trail. I rode the 5.3 miles to where the trail is under construction at Martin Way, turned around and headed back. The ride back was almost 15 minutes less then the ride to Martin Way. I didn't realize how much of the trail was up hill until the ride back.
Then... I loaded HC into to van and drove over to Chambers like to ride another 10.5 miles (mile 7 to 12.25 (by my estimate). So that's about 21.1 miles, the most amount of miles in a single day. Next I need to go for 25 miles to see what one quarter of one day riding in the STP will be like.
It took getting into the 21st gear and flying low on the way back to keep up with gravity. I learned that during the fall you want to make sure you have eye protection from the pine needles filing up at you.
Also learned was... smile with your mouth closed when zooming down the hill!
Joanne's training the last few days involved heavy lifting in Everett... plus lots of stairs again.
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