Cedar River
Last night I went skating outdoors for the first time since summer 2005. Amber, Monica and I hit the Cedar River trail, starting from the Renton Community Center and heading out about 5 miles to the bridge. While slightly gravelly in places, by and large the trail in a cinch. There are 2 corkscrews which serve as road underpasses that you need to watch, but beyond that it is mostly flat. A slight incline headed out means that coming back is a much faster prospect. Best of all - very few people and NO rumble strips, the two things I hate most about the Burke.
My performance wasn't great, my left leg does not like outdoor (hence the reason I need to do more), but at least I got out there and now I can strive for improvement. I ended up telling the others to drop me about a mile and a half from the turn-around, because my leg was starting to hurt pretty badly. I met up with them at the turn around and we pretty much kept together on the way back. I'm thinking of trying to do Cedar River regularly after work,Thursdays and possibly another weekday as well. It's so close to work that I really have no excuse. Any skaters want to come with?
I was going to go to practice tonight, but Amber called to say she's not going and frankly, I don't want to pay $10 for a practice in this heat. Once it cools off, I may try and talk Sean into walking Chief Sealth with me again. Tonight for dinner, it's cold Cha Soba with chicken and cucumber and I promised Sean I'd make rice pudding.
Currently Sean is sleeping on the other futon and I am cursing the fact that we need to dry sheets in this weather. I need to find a place in the backyard to run a clothesline. Until I can get one of those, I think I'll abandon the den for my office and a cup of frozen grapes.
My performance wasn't great, my left leg does not like outdoor (hence the reason I need to do more), but at least I got out there and now I can strive for improvement. I ended up telling the others to drop me about a mile and a half from the turn-around, because my leg was starting to hurt pretty badly. I met up with them at the turn around and we pretty much kept together on the way back. I'm thinking of trying to do Cedar River regularly after work,Thursdays and possibly another weekday as well. It's so close to work that I really have no excuse. Any skaters want to come with?
I was going to go to practice tonight, but Amber called to say she's not going and frankly, I don't want to pay $10 for a practice in this heat. Once it cools off, I may try and talk Sean into walking Chief Sealth with me again. Tonight for dinner, it's cold Cha Soba with chicken and cucumber and I promised Sean I'd make rice pudding.
Currently Sean is sleeping on the other futon and I am cursing the fact that we need to dry sheets in this weather. I need to find a place in the backyard to run a clothesline. Until I can get one of those, I think I'll abandon the den for my office and a cup of frozen grapes.