Bicycle Diaries
30 years riding, 15 years writing
Faster by resting
When I started bike riding, many moons ago, I thought that the more I rode, the faster I would get. Not so I learned, rest days are essential and made me faster upon return.
Early on in my amateur riding career, I would hate to take a day off, especially if I would catch a glimpse of my friends out riding. Today, I’ll see a bike rider out my window flashing by my house, and think about riding, but I know I have to take days off, or else my body will be none too happy.
MTB: distance 20.94 miles, average speed 13.3 mph.
Charlotte, NC
Spent 10 years in Charlotte, a block away from an entrance to the McAlpine Creek Greenway.
Switched to a mountain bike from the road bikes I was accustomed to riding for 15 years.
The time spent on these trails was most appreciated.
Trek Fuel 70
