bike ride

so i know i have been bad about posting...but i have been enjoying my break and i am a little sad that it is going to be ending tomorrow morning...ah it was good while it lasted...

saturday brought a beautiful day that was actually great for riding...that has not happened in a lot of weeks so i was very excited to get out on my bike in the real world and ride...since it has been so long i opted for the 30 mile route and decided that i would push myself...the route was hilly and i knew that the last time i rode it i averaged about 15mph...that is just riding along with no thought on pacing...

started from the elementary school...down south and went out south west parkway to 71 to bee caves road to 360 to mopac to southwest parkway to william cannon back through circle c...i really like this ride a lot...there are nice vistas and a wide shoulder...and i even kind of like riding on 71 when i am in a big pack of riders...i hit 40mph there at one point...fun!...the larger group of riders went out to do the dam loop...and a few of us hit bee caves...i pushed it...felt the burn in my legs on the hills...not something i normally try to do...and didn't shift as quickly as i normally would have...i'm trying to build strength on the bike...we will see how it goes...

the ride was awesome...i had a great time...smiling looking at all the bluebonnets....and riding hard...only had one issue on the ride...i was on 360 and barton creek (mall) and these two riders passed me without saying a word...i was about to move into their path to avoid some debris on the side of the road...and i was glad that i glanced over my shoulder before moving...a simple on your left would have been great...then that pack of bikers from that other bike shop did the same thing...guess the first two guys were from that group...tools...all a bunch of tools...but i didn't let them ruin my ride...

powered up the hill on southwest parkway and rode in strong...ended up averaging 18.1 on the ride...nice...i like that number...with the hills...makes me happy...a super great ride on a beautiful spring day.