MTB 3:27:00 [4] 34.7 mi (10.1 mph) +3857ft
ahr:119 max:145 weight:146.4lbs (injured) shoes: SW MTB 2014 Bling
Grand Ridge RT-Duthie-Soaring Eagle: First time for everything, both good and bad. In the almost 1300 times I have ridden over and back through Grand Ridge, most of the time I also ride over and back to Soaring Eagle. As I was riding across the Duthie boardwalk for about the 2500th time heading to SE, my front tire washed out and I went down hard for the first time. The wood was so slick with invisible moss and slime that I could hardly stand on it to get back on the bike. At first I thought this must rank high in my all time stupid moves, but I've decided that will only be true if I do it again! It also might be the first time I've done the hard GR-D-SE combo 4 days in a row, but I am not going to look back through 10 years of logs to find out. I'm bruised (including a rib likely cracked) and tired from 5 straight days of riding totaling 16 hours. Time to sleep in. Bruised right rib/right hip/right upper arm/left calf muscle
