Little Miss Runner Pants

so. austin. the veloway.

i'd heard a bunch of people mention it in the last few weeks, either in passing, or just reading about a meet-up or what have you.. and i thought.. really?! veloway? 3.1 miles around and around? boooooo-ring!!!

but then.. i sort of got OVER MYSELF and rode out there last night. and quite frankly?!

i was wrong!

first of all... its a 3.1 mile loop, 23 feet wide. paved. and for rollerbladers and cyclists ONLY. its totally secluded from any other roads or traffic and its FUN! its curvy and windy and there's one turn that shoots you straight up this itsy bitsy but very steep hill...

its not a bad ride!

last night i rode from my house out down to the veloway and i couldn't BELIEVE the number of cyclists i saw. apparently every 2nd and 4th tuesday of the month RunFar hosts a time-trial out there for $5 bucks that's this little 8 mile loop down MoPac.

i was going to incorporate that loop in my testing out of the veloway, but.. what with the hottie mcHottersons in aero helmets and TT bikes zooming past me i thought better of it and stuck to my original route.

either way though, it was a great ride. a friggin hot ride, but great none the less. there are some huge shoulders down about my part of town, so i think this 20-28 mile route might just become my tuesday/thursday workout! at least until i find another way to go!! i'm stoked!!!

tonight carrie has invited me to join her and about 90 other people in the parking lot of Jack and Adam's for this free hour long core and calisthenics class!! my knowledge of cool places to train IS GROWING!!!

I LOVE IT!

so. that's all for now. i'm gunna go hop in the shower and see about getting a wee job at my local LBS. wish me luck!