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December 26, 2005
1:21:59
Yesterday afternoon I went out on the mountain bike for an hour to get some fresh air. Coming back from the little lake outside Pontcharra, I took the hill up behind La Gache on one of the steepest Barrolin paved roads that disappears into an even tougher trail, strewn with fist-sized smooth stones. As soon as you hit those, it's only a matter of seconds before you have to get off and walk. I managed until the second hairpin. My legs were tired yesterday afternoon after Saturday's fast finish run anyway.
Today I decided to ride instead of run, my normal winter running clothes being packed away for the trip tomorrow. Even my shoes went in the washing machine.
It was about 5 C (41 F) when I set out for Chambéry. I took the route over the hill through St. André and down through Apremont, eventually over to Barberaz before catching the bike trail into Chambéry from the back. I came home through Myans. My legs, which were tight going out, felt like logs returning. There were flurries up in St. André and in town, too.
Average speed was a weak 28.5 kph (17.7 mph). For the last 3 days, we've been eating and drinking like there's no tomorrow.
Posted by Mark at December 26, 2005 04:06 PM
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