May-30:
PUE: RR-66 + Hester-Blakely-PhiloWhite-Conyers-BG/NL-G-P-MVC; w/ Dntw, PaulS, Mark + Phil, Levi for ~ 46 m., then they finished the "published" RR-66 route; 78.9 miles, 4hrs, 57min, 15.9 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: 13 rides, 722.2 m.; 45 hrs, 28 min; 15.9 mph.
YTD: 46 rides; 2143.9 m.; 135 hrs, 55 min; 15.8 mph.
Levi's first ride w/ the Irregulars; he'd only ridden ~ 300 miles previously this year. Aged 31, I expect he will get in shape quickly if he can ride somewhat regularly.
DntW invited Mark to ride; he is strong -- as well as young. Aged not-yet-28.
Where are all these children coming from? Pretty soon I may have to abandon my own ride just to get to something more my "speed" (i.e., "enjoy the scenery").
The last "half" of this ride, i.e., the part after the ~ 45 miles to get to Stem, we may have avg'd 16.9 mph. No wonder my legs are tired.
Excellent riding conditions. Felt relatively cool, even during the "homestretch" back to PUE. Wind was almost nil early on, and later, when in our faces headed S and SW to get back to PUE, PaulS (and DntW) did most of the work blocking the wind. Very good ride.
My longest ride of the year. I wimped out of trying to sneak in another 20 miles to make a 100-miler, though. WIMP !
May-2009 is now my record mileage month.
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Addendum:
Late in the afternoon, I crossed paths with Levi in the Kroger. He looked very clean and fresh. He told me it took a fair bit out of him to get back to PUE, and that riding 65 miles is nothing like riding 35 miles. Maybe Iva can give Levi some insights.
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