∫Today I decided to reward myself for yesterday's long ride (42.6 miles), and so I settled for a single round trip to Marsh Park. The wisdom of this choice was confirmed when it began raining (lightly) as I was still a couple of miles from home. And ithunderstorms are projected for later this afternoon. I completed the 10.2 miles in a slow, easy ride of 1:28.
A word of explanation regarding mileage to clarify a discrepancy that could puzzle longtime readers of my blog. Previously, if I rode a single round trip to the park, I'd ride south on the trail (the Lohr-Textile Greenway) all the way to Textile, then hang a 90° left turn and follow the trail all the way to Marsh Park, and then upon returning I'd follow the same route, concluding with a half-mile loop in our condo complex to give me a ride of exactly 10 miles. Now, however, I often cut through the Silo Ridge subdivision in the northeast corner of that Lohr/Textile intersection, and this lengthens the ride just slightly. When I did that today, for instance, I came up with a ride of 10.2 miles, even without that concluding lap in our complex.
If you add the entirety of our subdivision, it would add 2.1 miles, circling through all the culs-du-sac and the circular length of Silo Ridge/Shagbark. Makes for a convenient milemarker.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Doris.
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