Had my first ride post "tour." I spent Monday recovering with a yoga class and yesterday I did weights, core, elliptical. I think I did too much elliptical because my knees are aching,not something i usually deal with.
It was cold this morning (51), so I waited until it got to 60 and went out around 11:15. I did my regular loop and of course, I was slow. I never worry about speed on tours with tons of climbing, but as soon as I get home, I obsess on it. I guess I have to accept the fact that it's going to be speed or distance for me and it looks like speed is not winning.
When I got to the point where I could have gone home, I rode an extra 2 miles to Concord Center, since it is one of the few flat stretches near me, and then sat on a bench in the gorgeous clear, dry air and watched people for about 20 minutes. I took a little bit of a longer way back, too, for a total of 18.5 miles.
It's going to be nice tomorrow, too and then the humidity comes back.