4-day weekend = 4 days of riding in a row.
Nothing was easy about these rides. I miss my cardio. I miss my ability to climb. I am thrilled that I was able to ride 4 days in a row. Haven't done that in a long time, plus after the work week last week, it was fantastic to not have to be there Friday and instead have a little fun. The weather has almost been perfect. Still a little too hot, but sunny days every day!!!!
Friday - drove and parked near the Blue Ridge Parkway - did a 17.5mile out and back kind of ride.
Saturday - 22.23 miles starting at home. Kept running into obstructions to my ride, greenway closure due to a 5k race, a hill that I totally forgot about and ended up walking up half of it, and another road closure on the way home. Used parts of 3 different greenways.
Sunday - 22.26 miles starting at home again. Went another direction this day - cut through a cemetary and a business park. Used another greenway and rode adjacent to a gravel one on this day. This ride was a good route for the most part.
Monday - 13.93 - gravel ride (mountain bike) - total out and back on the fireroad at the Cove. Passed many singletrack options, but decided to stick to the plan. Ended up being a fantastic ride. I took my iPod along so I got to enjoy my tunes and sang along a few times.
Back to work tomorrow. Meh! There's a lot going on and I will be busy, so hopefully the days go by quickly! Next Saturday I plan to park at the New River Valley Mall and ride the Huckleberry Trail to the football game at Virginia Tech - hopefully no one steals my bike during the game. I've scoped out Google map view and there looks like a bike rack right at the police station so I will look to lock it there first. I've looked forward to try this adventure for over a year now! I'll be sure to take some pictures along the way.
Meanwhile, here's a couple from the weekend.
Nothing was easy about these rides. I miss my cardio. I miss my ability to climb. I am thrilled that I was able to ride 4 days in a row. Haven't done that in a long time, plus after the work week last week, it was fantastic to not have to be there Friday and instead have a little fun. The weather has almost been perfect. Still a little too hot, but sunny days every day!!!!
Friday - drove and parked near the Blue Ridge Parkway - did a 17.5mile out and back kind of ride.
Saturday - 22.23 miles starting at home. Kept running into obstructions to my ride, greenway closure due to a 5k race, a hill that I totally forgot about and ended up walking up half of it, and another road closure on the way home. Used parts of 3 different greenways.
Sunday - 22.26 miles starting at home again. Went another direction this day - cut through a cemetary and a business park. Used another greenway and rode adjacent to a gravel one on this day. This ride was a good route for the most part.
Monday - 13.93 - gravel ride (mountain bike) - total out and back on the fireroad at the Cove. Passed many singletrack options, but decided to stick to the plan. Ended up being a fantastic ride. I took my iPod along so I got to enjoy my tunes and sang along a few times.
Back to work tomorrow. Meh! There's a lot going on and I will be busy, so hopefully the days go by quickly! Next Saturday I plan to park at the New River Valley Mall and ride the Huckleberry Trail to the football game at Virginia Tech - hopefully no one steals my bike during the game. I've scoped out Google map view and there looks like a bike rack right at the police station so I will look to lock it there first. I've looked forward to try this adventure for over a year now! I'll be sure to take some pictures along the way.
Meanwhile, here's a couple from the weekend.
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| Friday - BRP, my bike and hayyyyy! |
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| Monday - ROJO! |
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