[04forlife]

I’m also trying to increase my frequency and so far, multi-modal is the way to do it. Riding up Wisconsin from M St to almost tenleytown would kill my legs for several days and I could barely walk around the office. I now proudly put the bike on the front of a metrobus and enjoy the a/c all the way up the hill. This allowed me to get to 3x a week, ~6 miles in the AM, ~9 in the PM. After a couple of weeks, my next step might be riding to the metro on Tuesday/Thursday (~2 miles one way).

My personal rules is that anything that makes me sore more than 1 day is just too much exercise and will lead to injury and then burnout. Here’s looking at you, rec league soccer.

Best of luck!

[04forlife]

I started going up and over without incident, going through the tunnel was just not worth it. Drivers seem to like to gun it after sitting in traffic on M St and I don’t think the lower speed limit in the tunnel helps much. Given the light traffic after the bridge’s bottleneck, a painted lane on the overpass could be easy to do and would help a lot.

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@Tim Kelley 118173 wrote:

A few photos from the day!

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.812941995440985.1073741882.205971902804667&type=1

Thanks for the pics, we all had a great time.

[04forlife]

Thanks on the tip for ft myer, but getting a “non-sponsored AIE” every 60 days looks like a major hassle. I used to ride around the base a lot as a kid, no ID or nothing, just a 13 year old on a department store mountain bike.

The rt 50 trail is pretty good, but has a couple of hard turns that really slow you down. I can only guess that was deliberate.

I’ll skip RCP for now!

Thanks again, there are a lot small issues with most routes. This forum has been a great resource

[04forlife]

Thanks for the tips..

I am still figuring out my best path but I avoid Col Pike entirely… I have used Key bridge so far and to get there, I have gone along the Rt 50 trail to Lynn St, and also winded my way up through the neighborhoods to Veitch and Custis (and get to avoid rosslyn traffic all together ).. From Key, I wind through georgetown/glover park until I get to tenleytown, also avoiding Wisconsin Ave.

Tomorrow I am going to try cutting through the country club and using Memorial Bridge then Rock Creek into NW DC. (Calvert). The route goes along 27 which looks iffy.

I am about four weeks in but still get sore enough that I only do it twice a week. It is 16 miles round trip and the elevation change in DC is pretty hard on my out of shape self.

Thanks to the community for all the older content, I have read through many including the family cycling forum.

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