A little less suck, blow today on the bike–mostly because I took a route with fewer sustained hills. Instead, I traded the scenic park route for a little more straight-edge urban assault, sticking to the local alleys, sidewalks and the grounds of the local school and PAL center. I even worked on my stair-descent skills at the PAL center, though they were pretty widely spaced so it was more like repeatedly taking jumps off the curb.
Mental note to self–some shin guards might be in order. Thrashing through the uncut grass of the alleged athletic field behind the school (which is surrounded by a nice 35-degree grass slope to barrel down and crank back up), a hidden stick sung up and whacked me in the leg near where I got bit by a fallen limb on my first outing (resulting in a wound that looks like a vampire squirrel attacked me).
Sean M. Gallagher 