The Count

I've decided, with some help from Doeman, to keep a tally of the 1 km laps I complete in the UH trail system. Generally a lap is to be considered "good" if one either completes it in under five minutes, (for experts like Doe and me) or if one completes the trail with no dabs (footfalls), which if done generally means a sub five minute lap anyway.

Some facts about myself and the trail-

The amount of energy it takes to complete a 5 minute no dabs lap, while only 1 km, is akin to running a six minute mile for someone who generally runs a seven minute mile.

There are three "hills" on this trail and depending on which way you rode, you will have to climb either one or two of them. These hills are what separates this trail from nearly any other, it is cause for celebration when an amature completes any one of these without dabbing, and for the expert, it is no cause for shame to push the bike up one of these hills a few times per session.

A light rain will cause the tire upon the roots to become as skates upon ice, a heavy rain will cause the tires to become as corks amoung the ocean's swells..

My personal best on this trail is a smokin hot four minutes and twenty seconds, fast enough that the movement of the air still makes it hard to go counter-clockwise.