OK a bit 'whee' here from me but just got back from my after-work ride (well, an hour ago or so) and am just extremely extremely psyched! Did the usual trail ride to the nearby (and hilly) park for our Wednesday HILLS ride and Oh My God I didn't have to stop and rest on either of the major hills or any of the other countless minor (but not so minor, for me anyway) hills. I grunted and huffed my way up the 1 mile long relief-less Mt. Misery and then grunted and huffed my way up the steep and switchbacky Mt. Joy (yes those are really their names!!). This was the first time I'd done either hill without stopping to stand and stretch out calves (never walked my bike though, after the very first time when I realized walking was as much effort when in road shoes as riding) and I did them BOTH.... wooooooooT! Not to mention the weather was just absolutely gorgeous and a young buck was maybe a few feet away from me as I chugged up one hill. He looked like he was thinking about darting in front of me, but thought better... I was so close I could see the velvet on his little stubby antlers!
:)
Anyone else have a great ride today?
