Pedal 'n process

I'm staying at a friend's place on Alki for a few days while he is out of town...it's a really nice place with a great view. I woke up early this morning, went for coffee and an aimless walk through a Safeway, then got back to see it get light; the mountains and the water were gorgeous. I slowly got my crap together and drove over near the I-90 lid to go for a solo ride. It was sunny, but less than 40 degrees and my face and head were numb throughout (wierd headache like my head had shrunk when I got done) . I lost feeling in some toes, but otherwise my trusty gear ("teflon" jacket and lobster gloves, I don't care how dorky they are) kept me pretty warm. My thoughts and head were spinning and processing about the whole break up situation the entire 3+ hours (kind of a 24/7 routine these days), but it was good to have my legs and pedals follow, making for a really good ride. I thought I'd probably do the south end of the lake...on the long side of Mercer Island, though, I felt good and had the urge to CLIMB something. I think it was the need to symbolically "get over" something huge in front of me. So I decided to do the north end and go over Juanita. It was a good decision, a good climb, and the trail didn't even annoy me too much from Logboom to the UW--I think I was too pre-occupied to really even notice much. My legs were definitely getting tired by the time I got close to the car...this was my longest ride in 3 months, I think (48 miles). I did get a few things "thought through" out there... and hopefully got enough of a workout to get some decent sleep tonight.

My GPS/HR monitor battery went low after about an hour, so I didn't get HR data...however, I noticed on at least one small hill that my HR hit 164...which is crazy high for me.

Ride summary:

48 miles
3:16:22
Avg pace: 14.6