Great ride yesterday after work. This time I chose a different route home from Seattle to Duvall - avoiding all the pitfalls that befell me the last time. On Monday I rode north through the city, grabbing the western terminus of the Burke-Gilman Trail and riding all the way to 124th in between Woodinville and Redmond. From there I had a steep climb up and over 124th to Avondale, another climb over Old Woodinville Duvall Road and finally the last pitch up the hill in downtown Duvall - Stevenson. All in all its 38.15 miles, took 2:34 and I burned 2350 kCal according to the heart rate monitor. The weather was perfect and I took some additional precautions after my last debacle:
1) I made sure to EAT something substantial for lunch - last time I had a little salad, this time I had a couple sandwiches, a cup of soup and big chocolate chip cookie.
2) I didn't wear my backpack. I usually ride home with all my clothes stuffed in my Ortlieb Velocity backpack. The pack is small enough to not be a hassle and big enough to carry laptop when necessary. AND its waterproof - something pretty keen for the crap-sandwich Seattle weather.
3) I packed extra water - last time I ran out before the last climb up Big Rock Road.
4) I used my heart rate monitor as a governor, keeping my heart rate under 150 while I was on the trail made sure I had enough left in the tank for the three big climbs at the end of the road.
Once I got home I celebrated with home made pie (Audra made an Apple-Rhubarb and a Strawberry-Rhubarb pie for fathers day) and a bottle of Redhook Sun Rye (ok so maybe two bottles - but hey I was replacing valuable fluids!)
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