A Better Day Redux

So todays challenge was to rerun the route of Tuesday but this time without the 40 or so pounds of small child trailering behind me.

On Your Marks.

We were off. I planned to follow the exact route I had with Sam on Tuesday but this time solo. I really wanted to see how fast I could do it without the extra weight and the drag of his buggy.

I set out up to the valley's main road and followed it along to the point the South Valley bike trail starts. I shot down the paved trail. The flat spots did not slow me and the descents did not feel like someone was pushing the back of the bike along. Anyone who has towed a trailer wihtout having the brakes set properly will know what I mean. I turned towards and the entered Deer Creek Canyon. This time the cars were a little closer but everyone was playing well.

After leaving the canyon I hit the hill that had required so much effort with Sam. It was way less effort this time and I reached the Kippling/C-470 intersection feeling way fresher than Tuesday. After waiting for traffic I joined the C-470 bike trail heading North. Again the trail was more comfortable and faster. I was really missing my 12 cog today. A new one is on it's way and should be here soon. In no time I was entering the valley and was soon back at home.

Ah, the stats. Well the trip took 46.12, a 3+ minute improvement over Tuesday. Not as much difference as I thought it would be so I guess Sam's fun will continue. Today though I completed the 10.2 miles having burned 1578 Calories. Hummn. That's almost 500 more than Tuesday but I did complete the run at an average pace of 5.06 a full minute per mile quicker. I guess the discreps are losses are from traffic etc.

An Odd Thing:
My BGL this morning was 176. I was quite amazed by that. I had not cheated yesterday and, unless I am sleep-eating (I don't take Ambien though) I can't account for it. After the ride I was a pleasant 104. I will accept comments or ideas to do with this high level. Any clues?