Horizontal training” Why stand when you can sit, why sit when you can lay down.
When is enough? Measured in effort and degree of scariness. What used to be is just that. Today is what is and what I got and want to spend. I rode the Hurricane cliff epic of 28 miles pedaling for 3 hrs 38 mins, it was mostly all about pedaling. Today I rode Lakeside trail here at the dammed Quail Creek impoundment which was way less about pedal distance but it was higher in difficulty. A tie to Twist and Shout trail takes off right from van. Hand built playing with the topography with twists and undulations. Trailforks reports length of 1.2 miles that driving distance is less than half. If I wanted easy I could have ridden the road to the cut in for Rhythm Blues. No settling. I rode out and back on Rhythm that linked to Lakeside, (TF names it Quail Creek) This trail is the baby of the Boy Scout trails of comparison. Up, down, and around, for 2.1 miles, turn around climbing what I descended and descending what I climbed. Again, about the pedaling efficiency, this bike climbs under power, way better than the RFX. Distance was 8.9 pedaling for 1 hr 30 mins, telling average speed was 5.99 the lowest since I have to research when.
I pedaled back to van. The Boy Scout Trails were right in front of me. I settled. I had the needed energy to ride a lesser technical ride, I decided I got what I wanted from what I finished. Enough.
Van was toasty from solar gain. Completed dinner process of creating a recipe from on board ingredients, preparing it, spooning the skillet contents onto a plate, taking the first taste followed by lost count number until the piled high plate, then cleaning up. Now writing this. I am moments away from completing horizontal training snuggling under the covers reading another Richard Russo novel, Everybody’s Fool, a follow up to Nobody’s Fool.
Tomorrow starts events of restoring the van’s health. I didn’t find info when the engine temp showed low. Maybe a sensor for easy fix. It will be what it will be. Be flexible and creative when responding to current derailments.