Good morning! I'll be the one to start this thread today.

I made a new personal best - 28.2 miles with an average speed of 14.7 and 16 on straight sections. There was NO wind for most of the ride and the temp was in the mid to upper 60's with relatively low humidity! That's all quite unusual for here. Between the clif bar and sport beans and lots of water - I felt great. The Terry Zero X saddle is still wonderful! Even with the lousy $20 shorts from Nashbar.

Nearly had a dog encounter - mangy mutt (literally on both accounts) stopped and watched me. I chose to turn around and go the other way - wasn't feeling super brave today. This was a good thing because I found a better 5-mile loop that has fewer stopsigns than the other route I was riding.

I saw an older woman out riding on some sort of comfort bike - she gave me a big wave. I hollared hello back at her. She had a helmet on - which is unusual for cyclists here unless they're roadies. Also saw a man on a roadbike - no helmet and he didn't even acknowledge I existed. Go figure.

I hope everybody has great rides today!