May-24

May-24:

PUE: 1) lake loop + a bit extra + 2) PUChRd + DocN-Kemp-Virgil; 68.0 miles, 4hrs, 30min, 15.1 mph avg pace.

1st Qt. tot: 20 rides; 755.3 m.; 47 hrs, 31 min; 15.9 mph.
Apr tot: 13 rides; 666.4 m.; 42 hrs, 58 min; 15.5 mph.
May tot: 11 rides, 596.7 m.; 37 hrs, 42 min; xx.x mph.
YTD: 44 rides; 2018.4 m.; 128 hrs, 9 min; xx.x mph.

Legs were tired and it took a bit to convince myself to get on the bike and start riding. At ~8:30, finally started a lake loop (+ a bit extra as I cam back to the car after ~0.4 miles to make sure I'd locked it): 39.2 miles in 2hrs, 37 min. A bit of lunch, and then ~noon, startedPUChRd + DocN-Kemp-Virgil (the "TT" route): 28.8 miles in 1hr, 53min.

In addition to my tired legs, I was a bit concerned about possible thunder storms that might pop up during a sceond lake loop, so I shortened the second "half" of the ride to the "TT" route. But really, it was the very tired legs. At least the "second half" was faster than the "first half" - though that is likely do to the route being, on average, easier than a lake loop with a Ghoston-Peed-MVC finish.

Despite the very tired legs, Ghoston did seem almost a sinecure compared to the hills between Pilot, Sauartown, and Hanging Rock, and the HR climb from a day earlier. And, I almost thought I was on the wrong road, the steep part of Peed Rd looked FLAT. What a difference a trip to even small mountains can make.