Vance and I took out the mountain bikes to Lake Brandt in Greensboro, NC today. We started at Bur-Mil Park and rode Owl's Roost trail and then rode along the greenway to connect to Wild Turkey trail. We took a quick break at the marina and I slammed down a couple of Raspberry Hammer Gels before we reversed the whole ride and finished at Bur-Mil Park. Owl's Roost and Wild Turkey are each about 4.5 mi one way and the greenway connector piece in between the trails is about 0.3 mi. So all-in-all, the round trip ride ended up at about 18.6 mi.
Since I'm still in an easy "base building" mode and haven't started any organized iron distance training, I've really enjoyed getting out on the mountain bike more often. I definitely think that mountain biking is extremely beneficial to overall bike fitness. Not only does it drastically increase technical handling skills, but it is like a constant interval workout to really turn the legs over quickly and power up hills and obstacles. Also, it's just really fun! The trails out at Brandt Lake are definitely conducive to faster riding because they aren't super technical so you can really get a great 2+ hour workout in that doesn't beat you up too much like some trails seem to.
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