Since today is officially my last day of summer vacation (teachers report to work tomorrow) I decided to ride some of my favorite roads. It was a tad bit warm when I left the house around 11:30 (90 or so, heat index in the upper 90's). I road 27 miles and found myself heading back towards my house but decided I wasn't ready to bring my ride to a close. I stopped at a mini-mart purchased more fluids, refilled bottles, took a short break in the shade and headed off to ride some more. At about the 40 mile mark I began to feel the heat - up to this point I did not feel hot or uncomfortable and decided to wind my ride down so I pointed my bike home, fought a head wind and pulled into my driveway with a big smile on my face. I rode 48.79 miles today and averaged 15.1 mph - not terribly fast I know. My legs have felt very tired the past couple of weeks and today was not exception. However, my legs kept plugging along and worked hard today so I guess I'll keep them a little longer All in all it was a great way to end my summer vacation and it gives me something to look forward to next summer.