Day 222: Sun is Fun

The sun was out briefly today, and it was so nice to see and feel its rays. I wore dark clothes on my ride in order to soak in the warmth as I rode up Mount Tamalpais. It worked.

I took it easy for the past couple of days after feeling really tired and worn out. So today was a bit of a test to see if resting helped, and it did. I knew that I was rested as soon as I pedaled down my driveway. I felt no lactic acid in my legs, and no tightness in the tendons in my knees. I felt really good for the first time in weeks.

I rode up to the West Point Inn. I had to climb through the clouds that covered the middle mountain in order to get high enough to see the sun. At first I thought that it would be another day of gray skies while riding on the mountain, but then I began to ride through the clouds, and eventually I was saturated with sunlight. Phew! It’s about time. Tomorrow is supposed to be more of the same and I'm looking forward to more sun.

The journey on my BLT took me 59 minutes from my front door to the West Point Inn. That’s a bit faster than I’ve been doing the ride lately, but it’s a full 10 minutes slower than my fastest time during the fall. I wasn’t trying to go as fast as I could today, but I was happy to feel strong the whole way up the mountain and with gas left in my tank as I reached the inn.

I had a work issue come up early this morning and that meant cancelling my ride with a friend this morning. I’m bummed that I didn’t get to meet some of his friends that have been riding for many more years than I. Maybe they’ll do it again next Wednesday, and I'll bing out one of my vintage rigs?

Day 222 has a nice ring to it. 143 days to go, and then what? I’ve been thinking a lot about what to do on Day 366? Maybe I’ll just keep on riing?

Distance: 17.66 miles
Calories burned: 1,395
Time: 1:41:36 hours
Elevation gain: 2,083 ft
Garmin Connect ride details: http://connect.garmin.com/activity/23366945