Rock Store Quickie
I zipped home from work so that I could get a bike ride in. I decided to start from my place and ride to Rock Store, descend down Decker and back home. It was warm, but not unbearable. Filled 2 full bottles of water and a couple of Gu packets and I was off!
Gorgeous day today. I rode really hard… Probably because I couldn’t stand that I threw up on Rock Store on Saturday… I think that was the fastest that I’d climbed Rock Store. I was huffing and puffing by the time I got to the top because I was trying to push as fast as I could for the last 500 meters… Still didn’t make it under 20 minutes though. DOH! Dang it, I’m slow! Sigh… I’ll just keep training on that hill and hopefully, I’ll be able to make it up to the top under 20 minutes. Soon, I hope?
I also noticed that on my way down Decker, my GPS read -15%.. but only for a really short distance…. tempted to try the climb… maybe in a couple more weeks when I’m feeling more up to it…
On my way back, I saw the biggest spider I’d ever seen in my life. I almost ran over it as it was crossing the road. Big, Black, FURRY. Taratula, I think. Gross! The size of my hand. Serious. I screamed out a yelp, swerved around it (thank goodness there were no cars on the other side), and continued on toward Westlake. Yes, NO PICTURES. I was going too fast to stop and take a picture of the creepy crawler. Plus, the road was too narrow for me to stop anyways. But next time. For reals…
Got back just before dark at 8pm. Good thing it stayed light later… Gorgeous views of the mountain range, sky, and sunset. YES, NO PICTURES… Next time, for REALS! OKAY?
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