Happened to get together with some of the boys to rip Durham forest Wednesday night. Just shy of 30 k of a high tempo flowy rollercoaster of a ride...MAN...I love those trails. Riding trail like that weekly is a sure fire way of actually placing in an event...Kingston...unfortunately.....flat, technical and no way preps someone for the terrain of albion, mansfield or hardwood hills...just mean I get to suffer more than needed for the 8 hour.
Good to see Martin again. Swapped bikes with him for a short stint and recalled the day I did the same about 8 years ago..I was riding a hardtail at the time and his full suspension Marin was brand new then I think...I remember PLUUUUuuush. This time....a climbing machine, but my Giant Trance feels like an extension of me and much prefer ;)
Wasn't wearing a heart rate monitor during the Wednesday ride nor did I wear one during yesterday's 80 k ripper on the road bike with Fil. So, Fil bought a full carbon ride with durace...no expense spared..quite happy about this because he now, officially, challenges me on every ride. This also proves true since he bought his full carbon Tallboy, once again no expense spared..and I thank him again for this as I no longer have to wait for him to catch up..he is now, oficially, the perfect riding partnah...enough finess and gusto to keep me mentally and physically in the red zone.
Wife in vegas so no riding until monday. Will squeek one in right after I drop the kids off at daycare or somewhere in the afternoon before picking them up. A good day today, taking the kids to the water park, taste of kingston, and now filling up the pool and filling their tummies with popsicles and popcorn....Lauren has me nailed down to the promise of taking her to Bonnie Togs...yup, only 5 yrs old too, and Kelseys for dinner tonight. A beautiful day!
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