Summer life.. rode with trail behind to drop kid off at soccer camp – plan was to ride from there to the lake, but I forgot lock.  So I dropped trail behind and rode to the lake. On my Motobecane I decided to hit the section of mountain bike trails between Glenwood and 55. The climbing felt easier on this bike, but the cornering not as solid! I actually fell off into the woods because I slipped off the tread. It was an awkward downhill fall that was kind of hard to get up from, especially since my ear bud got looped onto a bush!

I finished the ride to Cedar Lake and the water was cold!! This would be my first swim in forever! There were only a few people around so I suited up and walked in.  I did about 200m swimming though I actually have no clue on the distance. I went back and forth several times!

The beard creates some major drag! I got tired fairly quickly. I didn’t want to leave my phone, bike key,etc just laying on the beach.  I put them into a dry bag and stuffed it into my wet suit. Not the most comfortable situation and the bag let water in.  Fortunately, it wasn’t a lot and nothing got ruined.  Though I did lose my silicone wedding ring and the ID portion of my RoadID bracelet.  So that kind of stinks. I didn’t even think about taking the ring off, but now I know!

On the way back I rode the mountain bike trails back home picked up the trail behind and the kid from soccer. What a nice morning to swim and bike.  I ended up with 12 miles of riding total.