Distance - 7 miles
Our 5th anniversary ride. The area was mostly rolling hills though very steep. We ended up going only about 1/2 mile up and 1/2 mile down. Kahn was having chain trouble and I was beat from being up all night. So, though we got very tired we were actually quite lazy. This is definitely a trail to try again once we get in better shape.
Wow! I can't believe what bad shape I was in back then! I also didn't have the technology in my bike that I did later. But still, I was young. I should have been able to power up that hill! I do remember that hill too. I rode it many years later with a better bike and better legs! It wasn't nearly as difficult for me. The statement about me being up all night was about a job I had at a residential treatment facility in which I did overnights Sunday through Wednesday nights. I didn't usually sleep on Thursdays so that I could have a "regular" weekend. It was quite silly of me to think I could mountain bike that evening! lol But, I was trying to be the good straight girlfriend! ha!
Monday, February 08, 1993
Saturday, January 30, 1993
Matthews - Winters Park
I've been unpacking boxes of papers, books, and other miscellany from my previous lives. I ran across a notebook that had what I assume is the beginning of my bicycling journals. It's quite funny. I'm thinking this online thing is a relatively permanent document and I would like to keep my entries for posterity.
Anyway, here is the first...
Distance = 6 miles
Time = Approximately 1.30.00
Kahn (he was my boyfriend way back when) and I rode through mud, slush, and ice. Going up was very messy and seemingly endless. Going down the other side through Red Rocks was much nicer and we could lay off the brakes. We had decided (Kahn's idea) to do the whole trail then ride back up to the van on the road to clean the tires. It was very long. I got mad and Kahn rode most of the way alone. I walked my bike. It was horrible. The trail was great though. I think it's the best time Kahn and I have had riding a trail. In my opinion, a big reason for that is that I can handle my bike better and don't get frustrated. Anyway, that was the first ride of the year and the season. I rode a bit over 6 miles, Kahn rode more since he didn't walk up the road. I think it took about an hour and a half. Ugh. We have some training to do.
I have to comment on how funny this is to me now! This was 14 years ago and I remember that day very clearly. I was so pissed that he wanted to ride the road up that hill. That might have had something to do with my long-felt distain for road biking! Though I have to remember it was a mountain bike!
Anyway, here is the first...
Distance = 6 miles
Time = Approximately 1.30.00
Kahn (he was my boyfriend way back when) and I rode through mud, slush, and ice. Going up was very messy and seemingly endless. Going down the other side through Red Rocks was much nicer and we could lay off the brakes. We had decided (Kahn's idea) to do the whole trail then ride back up to the van on the road to clean the tires. It was very long. I got mad and Kahn rode most of the way alone. I walked my bike. It was horrible. The trail was great though. I think it's the best time Kahn and I have had riding a trail. In my opinion, a big reason for that is that I can handle my bike better and don't get frustrated. Anyway, that was the first ride of the year and the season. I rode a bit over 6 miles, Kahn rode more since he didn't walk up the road. I think it took about an hour and a half. Ugh. We have some training to do.
I have to comment on how funny this is to me now! This was 14 years ago and I remember that day very clearly. I was so pissed that he wanted to ride the road up that hill. That might have had something to do with my long-felt distain for road biking! Though I have to remember it was a mountain bike!
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