It's still the pre-season, but we have rides scheduled every weekend. Even though it was super cold this morning (around 40 degrees F), I decided I need the miles, so I dragged my sorry ass out of the sack at 8am and got ready to ride.
It was rough going. I'm not ready for sustained climbing and I struggled mightily up Fairview and Redwood Road. I was sucking air and my lungs were burning, but I know those tough miles will pay off later in the season.
There was a freshly killed skunk on Redwood Road that make the ascent malodorous but we did see a family of three deer crossing the road which almost made up for the suffering.
I bombed down Joaquin Miller at 45mph which scared me silly, but it was fun as hell.
Miles: 44.43 mi
Ride Time: 3:16:35
MPH: 13.6 mph
Max Speed: 45.0 mph
Elevation Gain: 2,596 ft
Flats: 0
More detailed ride stats here:
Here's the route map:
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