We started a little later than usual, since we had a graduation party to go to. I loaded up on a bagel, cream cheese, lox, and eggs for my pre-ride feast. We left from our friends' house, which is conveniently located near where the party was. It was about 75 and humid today. At one point it looked like it might rain, but it didn't. I wore sleeveless for the first time this season!
We did one of our loops backwards today. It's always weird when you do that. The first six miles were flat and then we started a 6-7 mile up and down climb in Bolton and Harvard. At the end of one of the climbs I felt like toast from the heat. I passed a whole group of cyclists (they were going slowly) at about 9 mph up the hill. It was nice to descend into Harvard center, where we relaxed on the town green, ate our Luna bars and talked with 2 other cyclists who were resting there, too. After that, we had a short and steep climb and then we got to go *down* Oak Hill for once. I felt really strong after our stop, which seems to be happening less frequently. After the ride we sat on our friends' porch and had cheese and crackers.
27.88 miles, with 2700 feet of climbing.