Today's trike ride wasn't complicated. I just rode my usual route..... backward. Not facing backward, of course, but going the reverse to my usual pattern. The "playing in traffic" title comes from the timing of the ride..... right around 5:00-ish, when even sleepy Mountain Grove experiences a lot of going-home traffic. We're learning that many if not most of the gainfully employed commute to Springfield and other areas with more job availability. That, plus my usual crossing spot for getting across Highway 95 is right at the exit leading into McDonald's parking lot.
It always seems like a long wait, even though it was probably only 5 minutes or so before a large enough opening occurred for me to get safely across.
I had to stop several times, as usual, to rest the feet and massage them. I hate to say it out loud, but my feet seem to be slowly getting better and less painful. Maybe there's hope yet for this old geezer.
On the return leg, as I approached the railroad crossing on Wall Street (Yes, Mountain Grove has a "Wall'' street), the bells started ringing and the barrier arms started down and I had to wait for the oncoming train to pass.
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| First in Line Waiting for the Train |
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| End of Train- No Caboose! |
Ride Started: 4:48 PM Ride Ended: 6:17 PMBeginning Battery Voltage: 14.0 Ending Battery Voltage: 13.0 Lowest Voltage: 12.3
Beginning Blood Glucose: 206 Ending BG: 91
Lowest Temp: 64 F Highest Temp: 72 F
Stats from the GPS: Total Miles: 5.08
Distance Walked: 1/2 mile
Overall Average Speed Moving Avg Max Speed
3.8 MPH 5.9 MPH 25.5 MPH
Total Trip Time Moving Time Stopped Time
1 hour 19 mins 51 minutes 28 minutes
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