John’s Ramblings

I took Terri down to Pt. Defiance Park in Tacoma this morning to do some bicycle hill work.  The park closes 5 mile drive on Saturday mornings, making for a safe(r) environment.  There’s plenty of up – and – down in this little scenic loop through the woods, and it’s always interesting to ride it in successive years as a gauge of increased fitness.

Terri found one long uphill stretch, and because of the difficulty she had riding up it once, she proceeded to backtrack and ride up it again 3 more times.  Nicely done.  You progress by working on your weaknesses, and she hit the nail on the head today.

I did three loops of the park, my last loop beating the time on my first by 1:30.  Sections that I used to have to granny-gear I can now stand up in the big ring and power up.  Very cool.  Bonus was that the sun was out in Tacoma, while it was solid overcast at home.

Tags: Cycling

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