august 3, 2007

extreme ride today after work. took a quick rest after getting home then headed out to do some climbing. second hottest day of the year so hydration would be important even if it was 7pm already. went up zion which got my heart going then down long hill to cool down. after going up long hill had thoughts to go out to spring hill rd but the sky was getting darker so i stuck to the regular loop. got tailed by a car down zion which got me to grind a little bit then headed back up after the driver commented, "pretty good". up zion on a high gear. funny how it feels like my climbing is quicker in a high gear. dont know if i would be able to sustain it over a longer climb but for short ones it works well. after up zion the sky was even darker so had to head home. allowed a car to pass me before the real decent down zion but pumped it downhill and caught them! the stop sign at the bottom let me blow right by them then thay had to pass me again on amwell. risky, but fun. ride;

d-21.19
t-1:10:32
as-18.03mph
ms-48.60mph