2 PM
Mountain Bike (Hilly Roads) 1:33:52 [3] 18.5 mi (11.8 mph)
West Branch Hill loop. Didn't hit it quite as hard today knowing I needed some in the tank for the following run and another 1.5 hours of biking. It was a really nice, warm day. Traffic was a bit heavier, but I still enjoyed the ride. It's surprising how West Branch is at least a week behind Auburn in foliage even though it's only 40 miles north.
Run (Trails) 3:19:14 [3] 20.0 mi (9:58 / mi)
Totally guessing on the miles. I don't trust the maps at West Branch because the distances are obviously inaccurate and possibly just made up. I did both main loops. The southern loop still has some spots with significant standing water, but the northern loop was dry. It took about 30 minutes to get my rhythm and start feeling good. I got back to the start at 2:20, so I decided to go out to the overlook to get some more hills in the last 40 minutes. The plan was to cut out the southernmost section of the loop to cut it from 1:15 to about 40 minutes. Oops... not very accurate distance planning on my part since it only cut about 15 minutes. This ended up being a happy mistake though, due to what happened next.
Mountain Bike 3:15 [3] 0.7 mi (12.9 mph)
Yes, that is correct. I was looking forward to spinning the run out of my legs on another hour of biking. I quickly transitioned to the bike with mosquito motivation. Then, as I was eating my bar, about .7 miles down the road, I felt like something was grinding and pretty much stopping me from pedaling. It was bad. So, I pulled over... couldn't find anything chain related, but even without any weight, it was doing it. I finally found the culprit - one of the bolts that holds my small chainring on had come loose and was hitting my frame protector. I started to try to ride back, but it was so bad, I had to walk the bike. BOOOO!!!! Bike shop owner is not going to be happy (I guess the mechanic got yelled at last time before they figured out I lost my middle ring during the race due to eating a rock.)
Hike (dejected bike pushing) 15:00 [3] 0.7 mi (21:25 / mi)
Very annoyed, but I guess it was better that this happened 0.7 miles from the car than 10 or something. No hitch hiking required.