Wednesday, July 18, 2007

Ride again

this morning i started out from the house at 6 thinking i would ride to where i work so i would know how long it would take. (i'm sure that in the near future i will ride to work instead of driving. if for no other reason, it'll let me roll my bike into my office for the day and i'll feel really cool with my bike sitting there.) anyway, i set my cell alarm and planned to ride for 48 minutes and turn around at that point and head home.
i didn't make it to work.
those big mountains just draw me towards them. instead of heading south after a few miles of west, i just kept going west. it was a great route because i realized that there is a sweet bike lane on 88th ave and the traffic is not bad because it's all residential in that direction. the bike lane turns into a decent shoulder at Indiana as 88th turns into highway 72. The traffic at 6:30 a.m. was slim out there. If you're from around here, you know that anything that leads west from I-25 is uphill to some degree.It took me 48 minutes out and 30 minutes back. i had a great grind up and a quick spin down and discovered a new route.
on my drive in to work this morning, i drove what i rode. it's 10.3 miles one way. that's great news because it means i did 20+ miles in an hour and 20. i think my saturday ride will take me all the way to the mountains...for the first time in about 10 years.

2 comments:

Rachel Jackson said...

Hey, It's Rach from the Rach's 10K blog. Finally got around to reading your blog too. It is pretty cool. Love this post about the cycle trek and mountains. Cambridge, UK, is pretty flat where I live, so great for day-to-day cycling to and from places, but not so fun as being around mountains. Look forward to hearing more antics:) Take Care and Best Wishes to you and your family, Rach

John In Colorado said...

the Rocky Mtns are amazing! i'd love to ride in your place, too.