August 09, 2008
rainier 2008 - bike trail
this past thursday, i borrowed my sister's new bike and went for a ride with my sister-in-law, vickie. she rides nearly every day on the local trails between tenino, rainier, yelm and beyond.
i haven't been very diligent about practicing on my new strida at home so i was a little worried that she might be taking a very "short" ride with me because i wouldn't be able to keep up.
but, i surprised myself and was able to ride 4 miles (2 miles from rainier towards yelm and then back again). the weather was beautiful in the early morning and the trail was practically empty. i was tense and nervous but managed to relax a bit after the first mile. good thing we turned back when we did though because i was pretty tired towards the end of the ride back.
did a lot of stretching when we got back and the next morning i was surprised that i didn't really have any aches and pains to speak of... it was a great ride!!!! i have got to figure out how to take my bike with me on the plane next year.
here i am exhausted and draped over the handlebars of my sister's giant sedona:
