Mountain Biking 5:03:00 [3] 105.0 km (20.8 kph)
ahr:130 max:158
'Bent and I rode the Elora-Cataract trail from Forks of the Credit Park to Elora, then had a wonderful vegetarian lunch on the patio of the Desert Rose Cafe. (Yum, portobello-brie lasagne!) We had to get to the local bike shop before it closed, so it was a quick turn-around to head home. I haven't used my HR monitor in awhile, but I wanted to keep in the aerobic zone as much as possible today (about 70-80% of HRmax). It must have helped, since we took half an hour less than when we did the same trip last year. (Average HR took a hit because of all the road crossings, some of them very busy.)
Most of this ride is on rail trail, but we took trails across Forks of the Credit Park at the start and end of the ride. It worked out that at Km 103 for the day, we had to ride up the escarpment on a steep trail covered with loose rocks. We were a bit astonished when we rode to the top, since we'd both expected to have to get off partway up. Glad we didn't have to do it twice, because I think I only had one of those in me.
