I got out today, but not for as long as I wanted. I had wanted to do about 20 miles (to give me a nice round number to end the year with) on the bike trail. That didn't happen (mom needed my car), so I did loops around the neighborhood. My plan was to go until I got bored (about 8-10 miles, usually). A few things interfered. One, I wasn't anticipating it being 65 degrees. This was a bit of a problem because when I packed to go "home", I packed with the idea that my riding would be done on bike trails and in colder weather. I reserve my less-visible jerseys for the trail, so the most visible thing I had was the heavy sky blue one. Bit much for this weather! (I also managed to forget to bring water, but since I wasn't that far from my house.)
The other thing was the wind. It doesn't say it's that windy, but if the bike starts wobbling...I managed about 5 non-flat (yay!) miles before packing it in. I'm a little bummed about the distance, but I managed 15-16mph with a stiff headwind.
Puts me at about 215 miles for the year. Less than half of what I wanted, but more than twice as much as last year!



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