The weather had been so, mercurial, shall we say. Work stuff pressing on relentlessly and cool rainy nights actually helped me sleep better than usual (at least as of late). All of that meant precious few morning or evening walks this week — not good. So during a break in the early evening downpours yesterday, I went for a fast loop. I managed to keep my heart rate down pretty well....
I did a Saturday ride instead of Sunday. The weather has been so iffy lately that it didn’t make sense to wait and see how Sunday would shape up. It was a little easier to stay on the road outside Kühschlag, and avoid the inner workings of the bustling metropolis that is Downtown Nittendorf, so I opted to deviate from the planned route a bit there. And for the stretch from Kneiting to roughly the Pfaffenstein tunnel was STILL under construction, so I followed the detour instructions through Winzer, which was pleasant....
What’s with all the -ings around here, anyways? I’ve ridden past zur Walba more times than I can count over the last year, and I’ve always looked up the hill on the cross street and shuddered at the thought of biking past it. Well, today, I bit the bullet and did it. It was long and slow, but much less steep than I imagined. It was supposed to be 32 °C by noon today, so I made sure to get started before 8:00....
I went up thosehillssouth of Regensburg on the way to Pentling that used to discourage me. I won’t say they’re easy now, but I can chug along in my lowest gear without feeling like I’m risking a heart attack. Basically abandon all hope, ye who enter Kumpfmühl…it’s a long, mostly uphill slog to Hohengebraching. But after that it was pretty nice all the rest of the way back home. Snaps Route You might need to tap or click the map to make it bigger....
It was supposed to rain all day. I was excited to see a break predicted, so I saddled up and trudged on. I left the garage to find a fine mist greeting me on the street. I thought to myself: You got this, Self. Press on, you’re tougher than this. I pressed on. I GOT DRENCHED. By the time I got to Mariaort, I was just done. I can handle being cold....