Breezy afternoon · 3 October 2009, 18:20
The weather has been great.
Fall is the best time to be in the Carolinas, nice and cool at night and it warms up just enough in the afternoon. Been walking after dinner, haven’t gotten a chance to ride in the last week, so I suited up today.
MTB: distance 14.95 miles, average speed 13.7 mph.
Soggy Week · 23 September 2009, 17:58
Rain came to the Carolinas.
For the last week, all it’s done is rain. A bit late, since all our lawns are dried up by now, but any precipitation is welcome. This afternoon, the Sun shone on the backyard signaling me to suit up and go for a ride.
Plenty of cross country runners from the nearby Catholic school were out running the trails. They know by now to give me room when I ring my bell signaling that I’m about to run them over, since they occupy the width of the trail.
MTB: distance 14.66 miles, average speed 13.9 mph.
Got out before the rain · 16 September 2009, 12:05
The local radar told me to get out early.
There was a huge copperhead on the main trail, a walker alerted us all to it’s slow crossing of the gravel. By now I’m accustomed to their presence, but when I began riding on the McAlpine, I would mistake them for a branch.
MTB: distance 14.62 miles, average speed 14.1 mph.
Fast trails today · 15 September 2009, 14:53
The gravel trails have smoothed out.
Didn’t have to exert much effort to maintain a good pace today. All the gravel that was laid down in the summer months has been packed down by walkers, runners and bikers. At this point, even a road bike can be used on the trails, but I’d rather have the comfort of a full suspension mountain bike.
MTB: distance 19.23 miles, average speed 14.2 mph.
Eye infection · 13 September 2009, 12:51
An eye infection forced me to curtail riding.
A couple of weeks back, shortly after cutting the grass, my right eye freaked out on me. I couldn’t see anything out of it and had to wear a patch because looking at any light source caused me a lot of grief.
Thankfully we had some antibiotic eye cream in the medicine cabinet that alleviated the infection. I kept walking but felt that riding would dry out my eyes too much, or worse, I could get something in them, like dirt or a bug.
MTB: distance 14.89 miles, average speed 13.8 mph.