In the 90s as a teenage mountain biking was my primary hobby. I still have the same old ’95 Specialized Stumpjumper hardtail (no front suspension even!) and I finally took it out for a spin. First proper trail ride in over a decade. It was a lot of fun…except for the slipping and sliding due to the commuter non-trail tires I put on it a few years ago…and the bad brakes. Went over my handlebars once.
Over the past few months I have been pushing speeds on pavement and it has actually been a lot of fun. Today, I went a bit nuts and threw down just over 16 miles. That made for some PRs. 10k PR – 47:19 10 Mile PR – 1:18:34 Half-Marathon PR – 1:45 25k PR – 2:09 Here are some other recent flat terrain PR-earning runs: 13 December 2018 10k PR – 49:24 22 December 2018 10k PR – 48:16…
Excited to see trails drying out and feeling up for some speed, I tried to PR on the long squiggly trails on the south side of the the mouth of Provo Canyon. PRs! Felt so good.
I get stuck on trails, doing them repeated times in a row. This set – exploring the VERY GREEN foothills between Shooter and the Rock Pile / Betty trails. Gorgeous in the Spring.