I tend to get bored of doing some things over and over again. In a way this contradicts the fundamental notion of training for let’s say cycling since you kind of have to have a routine down. Within the realm of bike riding though, depending on where you live, there is usually lots of opportunity to keep things fresh by varying your route. Generally, I try and do this quite a bit since as already mentioned, I tend to get bored of the same old same old. Unfortunately, for my poor readers this post will seem pretty similar to the one yesterday, but for me, even though the ride was almost the same thing, it had completely different feel since I did it in reverse.
As with yesterday, my road bike ride today was another tour of the Saanich Peninsula (why do I want to say ‘sandwich’ all the time), but the route was done in reverse. The morning light made trip along Dallas Road particularly good as the grass and trees seemed a bit more vibrant looking. The winds were light so the waters of the Juan de Fuca Strait and the Gorge were glassy smooth and tranquil looking. I suppose that’s enough gushing, suffice it to say that today was a great day for a road ride despite being slightly cool. I guess I should probably add that I feel pretty good about having completed back-to-back 90km rides; not so good in the physical sense, but this is progress, and though I have a long way to go, I’ll pat myself on the back for the little achievements along the way — pat, pat, pat.
GPS Data: 92.7km – 3h22m – 27.6km/h – GPS Route
Another road bike ride on the Saanich Peninsula near Victoria, BC. Click on the map to see detailed GPS information on the Garmin website.
It was nice for a bit of a change to ride in the reverse direction to what I usually do along the water this morning. This is near Ross Bay Cemetery with Clover Point in the distance.
More Victoria waterfront at the beginning of my ride. This is close to Ogden Point.
The nice scenery continues along the Gorge Waterway on my way out of town.
There are some photos from this vantage point a couple of my posts from maybe two weeks ago. The view today was much better than on those other rides. This is near Brentwood Bay.
