Cycling 1:41:00 [3] 38.0 km (2:39 / km)
Longer ride out onto a circuit I used to do a bit from a Heidelberg base, out along the Koonung Creek trail and back through Doncaster. Felt good to be out for something longer, even if I'd rather have been doing it on my legs. Handled the climbs (there are a few, though relatively short) OK.
It's a while since I've been out in these parts. Wasn't surprised to see signs in the Koonung parklands protesting against the plans to swallow a substantial part of said parklands for a freeway extension; was a little more surprised to see a drive-thru Krispy Kreme in Bulleen (just in case you want to make sure of the most unhealthy outcome possible). The driving in the eastern suburbs is a bit less aggressive than it is in the outer north, but someone (possibly someone coming off a big Saturday night) had obviously had some difficulty with it because I went past a scene with a vehicle on its roof in the middle of the road. Also the first time for a few months I've been past my old place, in a neighbourhood which is progressively getting more dense as remaining single houses get replaced by multi-unit developments (something I regard as a good thing in an area close to a major station and a big hospital, but I'm guessing that some don't agree with me).
Calf was fine on the ride and after it, but was a little sore later on in the day after a lengthy session of walking the streets in the name of democracy (to be specific, distributing a flyer about the planned removal of the Mont Albert level crossing to the area surrounding it - helping out a friend who's the Labor candidate for Box Hill). Will do me good to spend most of the day doing something physical, even if most of it was fairly low-intensity.