Lovely September morning for dirt. Lots of other people thought so too, with plenty out on the trail, including some young'uns who told us to "slow down"... Excuse me? You should be happy to be able to do this speed at mumble mumble years old... Early part of the ride was riding sweep, which can be a challenge to get your spacing right so you don't run over the dude ahead of you and not too far back so you maintain contact and not create huge gaps when passing hikers or other bikers... Wasn't feeling super energetic or great the first 7 or 8 miles. Felt a lot better later on the Hard Rock loop. Added a little loop at the end to get to 15 miles ... Hoyles Mill Trail in desperate need of care ... lots of unusual mud holes, lots of of overgrowth ... does anybody even ride this segment any more?? w/Dan, Mark.