I'm an avid spinner. I love spin class and hate to miss it. The instructors at my gym are AWESOME and will work participants until legs are nearly ready to fall off. People have been known to vomit, that's how tough their classes are. So when Jeff and I went biking in the North Dakota Badlands this weekend I was feeling pretty good. Even though I knew the terrain would be difficult, I thought that I had this trail in the bag. Then we started biking and everything I thought was wrong! Spin class did not prepare me for the cliffs, rocks, ruts, or cow pies. There were portions of the trail that were literally a foot from the edge of a cliff and where the trail was so rutted out that we could not pedal. I am sure I walked my bike at least one of the many miles. An intense day of biking, but worthwhile in the end.
Monday, May 25, 2009
Why Biking in the Badlands is Harder than Spin
I'm an avid spinner. I love spin class and hate to miss it. The instructors at my gym are AWESOME and will work participants until legs are nearly ready to fall off. People have been known to vomit, that's how tough their classes are. So when Jeff and I went biking in the North Dakota Badlands this weekend I was feeling pretty good. Even though I knew the terrain would be difficult, I thought that I had this trail in the bag. Then we started biking and everything I thought was wrong! Spin class did not prepare me for the cliffs, rocks, ruts, or cow pies. There were portions of the trail that were literally a foot from the edge of a cliff and where the trail was so rutted out that we could not pedal. I am sure I walked my bike at least one of the many miles. An intense day of biking, but worthwhile in the end.
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