My First Setback

At about 7:30 am this morning I strolled out of my driveway heading for the same route I went on last week. I wanted to make sure all the statistics got recorded. I had planned a route early in the week to head south but decided against the idea due to lack of knowing the area properly and really wanted to make sure I got some data from the Black Smith Fork ride.

I started up the canyon and my GPS suddenly shutdown I checked the battery and they were low but I think something jostled it. I called my wife on my cell phone and she brought me an extra set of batteries. About an hour later I had to replace the batteries.

This week's ride was much colder than last and I had a bit of a head wind going up Black Smith Fork partially and partially going down Logan Canyon.

It was a beautiful day. I enjoy the morning sunshine and the fall colors that are out so vividly. As the sunrise was slowing creeping up the morning took quite some time to warm up. It wasn't until I left Logan Canyon that the temperatures reached above 70 degrees. It may have been even later than that.

I tried to pace myself a little batter this week but I think I really under paced myself. I ended up completing the course in 4 hrs and 11 minutes moving time. The last time it took me 3 hrs and 59 minutes. I'm not sure what the setback was this time around. I really don't think I pushed my self as hard as I did last time, the head winds were a factor and I may have stopped longer for drinks and I had to swap out batteries for the GPS. So this is a setback but really not that big of deal.