Anyone else ride today?
Hirakukibou and I met at 6 AM, to venture a little further west than our ride last week. When I left my house, it was 74 degrees and 72% humidity. So, while the heat is a teeny bit less, the humidity is worse. I didn't have enough sleep last night, so when the alarm went off at 5 AM, I was not spritely jumping out of bed.
We headed to west Acton, studiously avoiding all big hills. By the time we stopped at mile 13, I had drank all of my Gatorade (I ran out of Accelerade and bought some cheap stuff at the grocery store while waiting for my Performance order), so I bought another 20 oz. We headed to the border of Harvard/Stow/Boxborough, on quiet, shady roads. Since I knew that if we went further west, the ride would be close to 50 miles for me, we looped back, going just a slightly different route. I really hate this weather!
I sure didn't feel very peppy today and my average showed it! Although, when I was riding, I felt as if I was going fast. It really is nice to ride with someone who has a similar attitude toward riding and I am not always having to stop to wait for, or trying to keep up, with my tongue hanging out of my mouth! We parted ways at my street; my total ride was 31.6 miles, and Hirakikubou probably had about 8 miles left to get home.
Tomorrow we leave for a short weekend in the White Mountains. We probably won't get up there until around 3 PM and Saturday's forecast up there is 60% rain. Not sure if we will even take the bikes and maybe just try to get a hike in, if it's not thundering. It looks like the weather will be much nicer (cooler, less humid) by Sunday afternoon, so we will probably just drive home early and ride when we get back.
