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wickedwordsRide Length: 48 miles (approximately)
Elevation: 2440
Where: Eastside Urban Loop, with Juanita hill
Start Time: 8:30-ish
End Time: 2:30 pm
How long: appx 6 hours
On bike time: 4.40 hrs, 10.1 mph avg speed.
Total Calories: 3000
We decided to do a lot of hills today on our rest day, most of them the small 'rolling hills' variety, and ending the hilly part of the route with Juanita Hill (3 miles of a 2.5-3% grade, more or less). I took West Lake Sammamish and climbed Newport Hill to get to Factoria, then met up with![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
sherrold and her partner at Entai Beach Park in Bellevue. Then we meandered through the 'beaux arts' area, admiring the houses, and then along clyde hill to 520. It was absolutely gorgeous, and we had a lovely view of the lake for this part of the ride. By the time we crossed 520 and headed into Kirkland, though, clouds were threatening, so we had a bit of a breeze when we stopped at Marina Park--one of the few times I've ever seen it so empty. We felt up to the challenge of Juanita Hill, and headed over it to get to log boom park, rather than taking the easier way. At log boom, we separated, Sandy and B back to the Burke Gillman trail and their place, while I headed for the Sammamish River Trail and my regular route home.
All in all, I felt pretty good. I'd done a lot of climbing, and I was still able to keep up a good clip on the way back to Redmond, so I guess I am as ready as I will get. Saturday is approaching fast.
Elevation: 2440
Where: Eastside Urban Loop, with Juanita hill
Start Time: 8:30-ish
End Time: 2:30 pm
How long: appx 6 hours
On bike time: 4.40 hrs, 10.1 mph avg speed.
Total Calories: 3000
We decided to do a lot of hills today on our rest day, most of them the small 'rolling hills' variety, and ending the hilly part of the route with Juanita Hill (3 miles of a 2.5-3% grade, more or less). I took West Lake Sammamish and climbed Newport Hill to get to Factoria, then met up with
sherrold and her partner at Entai Beach Park in Bellevue. Then we meandered through the 'beaux arts' area, admiring the houses, and then along clyde hill to 520. It was absolutely gorgeous, and we had a lovely view of the lake for this part of the ride. By the time we crossed 520 and headed into Kirkland, though, clouds were threatening, so we had a bit of a breeze when we stopped at Marina Park--one of the few times I've ever seen it so empty. We felt up to the challenge of Juanita Hill, and headed over it to get to log boom park, rather than taking the easier way. At log boom, we separated, Sandy and B back to the Burke Gillman trail and their place, while I headed for the Sammamish River Trail and my regular route home.All in all, I felt pretty good. I'd done a lot of climbing, and I was still able to keep up a good clip on the way back to Redmond, so I guess I am as ready as I will get. Saturday is approaching fast.
