Went to Vivian park today (again….). Ran into Anaee who knows Laura Black (a family friend). She was jogging with her baby stroller down the Provo Canyon trail. The canyon was cold tonight but the temperature was only partially to blame for me not wanting to ride as hard. I’m nearing compete exhaustion – my body isn’t recovering, I’m getting more and more sore and weak every day. I need to ride. Maybe I’ll try some flats – I’ve been climbing in the mountains for over a month and a half.

Looking up on Y Mountain today I saw the first hints of red in the oak leaves. I’m sad to see summer go and yet the fall is one of my favorite seasons. There’s a sadness to it yet there’s beauty in the colors and the way the wind blows the crisp, yellow, brown and red leaves accross the asphalt trail as I climb the path to Vivian. The trail becomes impassable when the snows fall and I switch to spending hours in the gym and doing laps in a 50m pool near by.

• 24.20mi
• 16.20mph ave.
• 567ft gain
• 1h 29m 28s