Well it appears I took a little break from updating last week. Mostly because the the days I try to update I was up early and out the door to get a ride in before work. It's been getting increasingly harder to get rides in after work. Thus, more morning rides.
I won't recap all the rides last week but I did get a solid week of riding in and a nice weekend as well. Saturday was the nasty day. It started off ok but as the day progressed the dew point levels climbed. I kept waiting for myself to run out of sweat! No luck.
I honestly don't remember if I've ridden in air that thick before, it was suffocating. I went through almost 300 oz of fluids on the 126 mile ride. Most of those fluids were Infinite Nutrition. I love the stuff. Not a cramp, no over heating symptoms, and it kept my hunger a bay. It's a high caloric drink which is perfect for hot days. I tend to not like my food on hot days. On this day I only ate 1 Clif Bar. The rest came from my drink.
Sunday was Harper's First Communion. We had a small gathering with Grandparents in our backyard afterwards. It was a great day temperature wise but damn that wind! Around 3:30 I headed out for a spin. Well not so much a spin as the wind made it more of grind, at least for the first half. Truly the River Road to Rice is a blessing on NW windy days. It provided such great protection. I did a small run on 450th Street before making my way back home, rather quickly as the wind helped a ton.
This week is looking a bit unsettled with the weather. Storms here and there. I'll get rides in while I can. Like now...time to ride!
Today marks 12 years sober! I usually have some big ride I would do this week to commemorate it. However I'm not feeling it this year. I may still try to figure something out for this weekend if the weather cooperates.
Happy Monday.
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