Setting a PR

Les and I rode our mountain bikes again this morning.  Our trail is tough, I get a good workout every time.  This morning we had a time constraint, so we only went 4.6 miles before turning around. 

There are several Strava segments on this ride, the final one is called Marr Ranch Blacktop. This is a quick stinger - blacktop after riding on the dirt.  When I first uploaded some older data, I was 5th overall of women.  A few weeks ago I moved up to 3rd overall at 58 seconds.  Today I did it in 57 seconds.  A new PR!  I am only one second away from 2nd place overall.

I was really surprised because my legs still felt pretty dead after last week's marathon.  Les said I was sandbagging the rest of the ride. It was great riding today knowing I don't have a long run in the morning.  I think I'm going to enjoy spontaneous running and riding for the rest of the year.  We're suppose to get rain, so I just might sleep in on a Saturday for the first time in 2012!!

Marr Ranch Blacktop is just before the 8 mile mark

Total stats for the ride:

9.4 miles in 1:08:31, 8.2 mph.  1,022 feet of elevation gain.

Ave HR 129
Max HR 161 (this was on Marr Ranch Blacktop)
Calories burned 520