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May 03 2018
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32 male
 Joined Jun 24 2015
 Broomfield, CO
Swasey Escalator, CA 
Swasey Escalator, CA
 
Mtn Biking avatar May 03 2018
lojones5Triplogs 107
Mtn Biking7.86 Miles 1,199 AEG
Mtn Biking7.86 Miles   1 Hour   21 Mns   6.83 mph
1,199 ft AEG      12 Mns Break
 
1st trip
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Steadily increasing my bike rides each day this week, this one was certainly exhausting. I went with a friend and his buddies, who made it up the several miles of incline several minutes before I did. They are seasoned bikers, in much better shape than me, and went down a more difficult trail while I rode down the way I came. Of course all that uphill paid off with a fantastic ride down! This is a whole new level of fitness for me, so I'm hoping eventually I'll be able complete these rides more easily if I keep at it. My lower back is a bit sore from riding this week, I think today I'll actually take a break. I've been too eager to ride every other day of the week.
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May 01 2018
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 Guides 24
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32 male
 Joined Jun 24 2015
 Broomfield, CO
Swasey Flatlands & Meiners Loop, CA 
Swasey Flatlands & Meiners Loop, CA
 
Mtn Biking avatar May 01 2018
lojones5Triplogs 107
Mtn Biking5.17 Miles 473 AEG
Mtn Biking5.17 Miles      49 Mns   6.33 mph
473 ft AEG
 
1st trip
Partners none no partners
Visited the Swasey Recreation area which has mtb trails for all levels of riders. There is a "Redding Mayor MTB Challenge" going on right now which is a self-competition that covers trails for different levels of riders. I'm trying to hit all the beginner trails, so today I did the Swasey Flatlands trail, and added Meiner's Loop because I wanted to go a little farther. This is a popular area (for Redding) for bikers, there were 5 or 6 cars in the parking lot.

The ride went well, but there was one very short steep downhill part that was pretty rocky. I took it really slow, which I think just made it more difficult. Hopefully this will get easier over time.

http://mayorsmtbchallenge.org/
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Wildflowers Observation Substantial
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