The MInuteman trail

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Today I had some pent up frustration and had been running around all day, so around 4:30pm I decided to hop on my bike for a ride. Last weekend I was going to go do the Minuteman trail, which starts at Alewife (Cambridge) and ends in Bedford some 11 miles later, but instead rode around on the North Shore. So I headed off to do it today. I had to stop for some chain lube at Back Bay Bicycles as my derailleur was starting to chirp every time I shifted gears.

After a quick lube I hit the Charles, headed west along the river and wound my way up to Alewife. From there it was pretty straight shot -- albeit with lots of stop signs and some traffic lights. At one traffic light in Lexington a girl in front of me just about got killed when a car did not stop for her in the crosswalk (after the car coming from the left had made a full stop).

I pushed myself reasonably hard, it took me altogether 2:05 of riding time (1:05 out and 1:00 back) for the full 33 or so miles. Given all the stops and intersections along the way that does not seem too bad.