I took care of some business on my mtb today. Man, it was like I was dragging a plow. The gears were terrible, the tires were terrible, and I had to stop and rest because I drank too much water and upset my stomach. That took 45 minutes to recover from. I put in 20 miles, going to the trail from my house, about a mile through town. I did about 7 miles to the trail head that I got off to go to the Post Office. It was about 3 miles or so to the bank, and back to the trail and back home.

Geez, that was a terrible ride in terms of comfort, and effort required. But, I somehow made it. The Bianchi does not need to worry about getting another day off when I decide to commute about town to take care of some business and get a little riding time to boot. Nonetheless, I feel pretty good after a harder than usual workout.