I got to get out on my bike again today. I went to the Veloway. I had read that there was a path that ran from the back of Bowie High school to the Veloway. So I went down to Bowie and road around looking for this path. Bowie is surrounded by fence. So I went back into the neighborhood back behind Bowie, hoping to find the real entrance. It is a neighborhood of fricken' cul de sacs.
Eventually, I made my way back to the school and took one more loop around. I saw a little dirt path. I'm riding on a road bike, the kind with the really skinny tires. I'm wearing my cycling shoes with the cleat that sticks out of the bottom. So I hop off and start walking back behind a couple of the portables. There is a section of fence that is cut out, about two feet wide and three and a half feet tall. Once I get back there I have to walk through a little forest down a really steep cement path. I don't know if any of you have ever tried to walk in cycling shoes...its no fun. My cleats are extremely hard plastic and like to slide on concrete, plus the awkwardness of the half inch lump underneath the ball of your foot, no fun at all.
Finally, I make it to the Veloway. I love it! It is great. No cars to almost hit me or force me into the curb. Its pretty much flat except for the one real hill. It goes up 12 feet in about 12 feet. Just me and the road. I saw a deer eating greenery as I rode by. It stopped eating and looked at me as I passed, made note, and went right back to eating!
It felt good to get out. Since I sprained my ankle in the last game of the summer season of soccer I haven't been able to get out and run. It hurt a little after the ride, but nothing ice and ibuprofen didn't fix. I should be back on a running schedule in two weeks. I still want to train for a tri but I don't know anything about how to train for one. Where can you swim laps in Austin? I don't want to pay $65 for a gym membership just for the lap pool.
BTW - The title of this blog is dedicated to Justin Golbabai
School is starting up! YAY!
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Barton Springs pool is free before 9 am for lap swimmers!
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