Some After Work Fun

Thursday, June 23, 2005, at 12:10PM

By Eric Richardson

I'm thinking I might ride to Manhattan Beach after work to catch up with Kathy and her sister, who are planning to go there to watch the Pistons/Spurs game. Bike Metro says it would be 37.58 miles. Sort of humorously the directions also take me directly by my apartment. That's going to be a cruel moment of decision -- "Ok, you've ridden 15 miles. You're tired. Your front door is right there. You could ride 23 more miles, or you could justgo inside and sit down." Of the 39 points in the directions, 28 are to get me home. The next 11 get me to the beach.

1062 feet of elevation loss over the length of the trip. That all comes before mile 26 or so, then it's mostly flat.

I'm sticking the Bike Metro map in the body so you can get a more visual feel for how this ride looks.

Update (10pm): I made it in about two and a half hours. My legs held up just fine, though I can definitely feel that they'll be a little sore in the morning, just in time to ride back to work.

This is definitely a route that traverses LA: