Ride Data
Distance: 28.19 miles
Year to Date Disance: 1793.94 miles
Time: 1.34.05
Avg. Speed: 17.9 mph
Max. Speed: 39.6 mph
Ride Description: Velo City Cycles Tuesday Night Road Ride
Riding Partners: Jim Mahaney, Kirk Walters, John Jasker, Ted – the wrench, John Vandenberg, Some dude with no helmet (and apparantly no brain to protect), Dave Blanford, Jeanne, Paul Nelson, Skip, Randy “The Original” Bultman, Jessica Osting, Kelly, and many more that either escape my memory at the moment or I just haven’t had the honor of catching their name (yet).
Notes on the day: Another hot one last night. The ride was great. The group stayed together in a early 20’s pace until just before we turned north on 66th street in Laketown Township. I peeled off a bit early on 147th Ave and 65th St. which is the backside of my neighborhood. This got me home a bit earlier than expected and allowed me to tuck the kids into bed after their first day of school. It’s all good!
I’ve really grown to prefer the Tuesday night Velo rides even more than the Monday night MCC rides. The Tuesday night ride is about the pace that the MCC ride used to be and the group is just really friendly to all. Don’t get me wrong I really enjoy the Monday night ride and MCC as a whole but we are going through some growing pains on Monday night this year.
Overall I have lightened up on my riding quite a bit in August. I always set out to ride like a mad man over the Labor Day weekend…. but the realization of Labor Day for me is all the things around the homestead that really need to get done before the weather gets to cool…. Stain the deck, Paint the porch, Get Step 4 down on the grass for a change this year, etc.. I am pleased with the season as a whole. My mileage is right about where I had hoped it would be and I should finally reach 2 thousand miles in a season.