Okay, I know I can be a little impatient but also willing to take a little abuse. I went back out with Mary on Saturday morning to try and ride some of the campground loop, I was hoping that a lot of the snow had melted as it had around town but there was still quite a bit in that area. I actually went down on the gravel section leading to the trail head, I was going from one drifted tire track across some deep snow to another drifted tread and that is where the fun began. I threw down my best Jedi warrior moves but the force was not with me on that quest, I maneuvered the bike side to side a couple times before piling up in the snow. I swear a squirrel came out of a tree and said "Nice try.....stupid snow".
I dropped into the trail and quickly realized that this would be an interesting lap, and probably not a very fast one at that. I did my best to ride what I could but it was difficult and the lack of gears wasn't helping the situation, but I did the best that I could. When I bogged down and couldn't keep the wheels turning I decided to run my bike, I ran my bike a whole lot farther than I would have cared to but I know it will pay off in the future. I could tell that I hadn't done any true running since the last duathlon last spring, I did a bit at the cross race but nothing like I was doing on this ride/run. I wasn't out nearly as long as I wanted to but at least I got something in, right now something is better than nothing.
I am looking forward to the Oklahoma trip, should be a good time. I still have one tire left to put new Stan's into and need to make sure that everthing is sound on my bike. I'll have to get my packing list started!!!
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