Another day and another bike ride- about 11.5 miles give or take.

I have been riding the route that I call the BAT run, South on the Parkway to Hwy 58 which is about 7.2 miles round trip. I’ve also gone a little distance North, but there is a BIG hill there that I hadn’t been able to make it up. It’s around 1.5 miles long and fairly steep.

I made it all the way up today though, and went past the Chateau Morrisette all the way past Rocky Knob to the scenic overlook of Rock Castle Gorge. There was a hill I went down as I was travelling North that I actually hit 41 miles per hour going down; it occurred to me that if it was that steep that I could go that fast down it, it would be a bear to get back up. It was.

Although it isn’t as long as the hill coming North just before the winery, it is much steeper and I had to stop and walk for about 100 yards to let my legs rest. I think I’ll be using this route as often as possible from now on though, it’s a really good workout and once I can do it in under an hour (1:06 today) I’ll know I’ve accomplished something.

To say the least, I think my Trek bike and I are becoming a pretty good team all in all and I’m looking forward to riding the tires off of it. Maybe next year I’ll look at getting a higher end model with a carbon fiber frame and all the bells and whistles.

Until next time, happy trails!