6/5/06

I woke up around 8am this morning and drove to the bike path. I started out near the flag pole, and headed towards Dave's. Around 1.5 miles into the ride I look down and notice that one of my water bottles is missing, so I turn around, thinking perhaps it fell off. So I ride back the 1.5 miles at 9ish mph, searching for my bottle. Turns out I just forgot to put it on my bike in the first place. Sooo...back towards Dave's house I go. I made it to Dave's house, head back to the park and there I do a couple of 100 yard sprints on my bike, just trying to get the heart rate up a bit. Then I rested for about 5 minutes and stretched my legs some. Now, on the way to Dave's house there was NO wind, but of course, as I head to the turn I'm faced with a billowing flag and a decent headwind. Thanks Ma Nature, you really have my back. I stopped again at the turn and then headed back to Dave's, and again, the wind was dead. No wind. No tailwind. I'm not bitter, but just a little bewildered. I stop at the park again, stretch and then head back to the car, in of course, a headwind. Crazy. I finish 24 miles with an average of 15.7 mph. Not bad. I liked riding early, too. It made my day better, I think.

M: 24
MTD: 417 (another milestone!)
ML: 583