Hey Everybody! Lets do the numbers:
Distance: 44.44 miles
Ride Time: 4 hours, 46 minutes, 49 seconds
Avg: 10.80 MPH
Today was a much better ride day than yesterday even though we had many loooooong hills to climb and a headwind for most of the ride. It was not nearly as hot as it was yesterday and the headwind did provide a cooling breeze. Since it was such a short distance, I finished about 1:00 PM and had the rest of today to cleanup, take a nap and relax before dinner.
The one thing I have to keep reminding myself is to take the hills easy. There's A LOT of them and I don't want to "burn my matches" at the beginning of the ride and then have nothing in the tank at the end. I felt I did a good job of managing this today.
While I was out on the road today, I saw some interesting sites. I passed this farm and I saw Mr. Ed. Yes, THAT MR. ED! He was muttering to himself. I was able to record what he was saying. Take a look at the video I shot to hear his random ramblings:
I also saw a roadside waterfall. Don't believe me? Take a look:
Tomorrow is going to be interesting. It's the 98 mile ride day which I will attempt to do the extra two miles to make it a century. There is 3,100 feet of climbing in the first 31 miles of the ride. And if that isn't enough, the weather forecast is calling for thunderstorms and flash flooding in the the area which we'll be riding tomorrow. How's it going to turn out? Stay tuned. Same Bat Time. Sam Bat Channel! :)
Car Up!
Gary
"What do you call a cyclist who doesn't wear a helmet? An organ donor." --David Perry
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