Thursday May 28th, 2009

No better way to kill stress than to head out for an evening ride after work. Tension has definitely been building up at work along with everyday life. Nanci and I finally were able to meet up for a ride and we had a great one! The evening was beautiful and the riding was perfect! I was thoroughly impressed with myself on the hills... of which we had a few good ones! All the hills that I struggled with last year I was able to make it up without stopping tonight! Wooo! Its all about pacing and breathing! I feel great now, hopefully I will sleep well tonight and be ready for another ride this weekend... maybe Lookout Mountain? Maybe an Evergreen ride? Hmmm...

Ride Stats:

Distance: 22.25 miles

Ride Time: 1 hour 55 minutes

Challenge: Keeping a steady pace on the hills to avoid burnout half way up

Goal: A mountain ride this weekend that feels as good as today did!

I was too lazy to make a new map so this is one from last year. Take out the eastern branch of this one and you have tonight's ride... mostly :)