2022 mileage: 3403.7
This morning I left at 8:00 (64° that climbed to 81° by the end of the ride, and partly sunny) and rode a round trip to Matthei Botanical Gardens .... the biggest ride in my rotation. This clocked in at 26.9 miles, in 3:46 .... for only the second time this year (having done it on April 23). Yet I felt slightly like an imposter upon finishing, since I had set out to do the big 30-mile round trip, but on the way home, decided to take a slightly shorter route (after first going through Gallup Park), trimming a little over 3 miles off it. Nevertheless, I console myself that it was still a worthwhile, substantial ride.
I never carry water, having no place to put it. But on the way home this morning, I was quite parched, and so stopped at a gas station about 21 miles into the ride, bought a 32-ounce blue Power Ade, and slammed it down in about 2 minutes. Then when I got home, I was still ready to drink more.
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