6 June Ride to Post Office and Back
10 June Friday Around-the-Square
15 June Jimmy & Susie's Birthday Memorial Track
18 June MUCH Better Temps Track
More riding than writing lately, for sure.
The summer months are surely warming up around here, and the last 3 rides have been pretty hard on me, with hours of exhaustion following what used to be fairly normal mileage. Nothing to do with getting older, mind you.
On the 16th of June I took off when I shouldn't have. It was blisteringly hot and humid, and I found myself riding on the wrong side of the street (facing oncoming traffic) because that was where the trees shaded the pavement at least partially.
Even with the aid of the shade, I had to stop every hundred feet or so to rest, catch my breath, and slug more warm water down my parched throat.
And Yes, I *would* appreciate a little cheese with this whine....
I made it to the Box Store to pick up a prescription for the wife; my usual excuse for riding more than just around the block or nearby town square.
I sat inside the store in the cooler air on one of the Old Fart benches for a short time and then went back out into the furnace for the ride home. As one can easily see from the GPS track-map, I tried to shorten the ride by going back almost the same way I came. Uphill much of the way but mercifully shorter, and again with many shade / water breaks.
The next day the same ride was repeated, with SLIGHTLY lesser temperatures.
I determined that - as long as this stultifying heat continues - I need to arise early in the morning and ride EARLY if I'm going to ride at all.
On the next day I *tried* to get going earlier but with my habit of "doing other things" until the last minute, it was tennish and again getting warm before I took off. It was still much more survivable than the previous 2 days.
TODAY, Sunday, for some reason it felt MUCH cooler. The humidity was shockingly lower than usual: 18-20% rather than the usual 60% + readings.
Howsomever, since it was Sunday, I took the day off and enjoyed the cooler sensations with only a couple of doggie - walks for exercise.
Yesterday's spotty data --
Ride Started: 9:37 AM Ride Ended: 10:29 PM
Beginning Battery Voltage: 13.0 Ending Battery Voltage: 13.0
Lowest Temp: 75 F Highest Temp: 82 F
Beginning Blood Glucose: 202 Ending BG: 180
Stats from the GPS: Total Miles: 5.89
Overall Average Speed Moving Avg Max Speed
5.6 MPH 7.3 MPH 22.9 MPH
Total Trip(s) Time Moving Time Stopped Time
1 hour 3 minutes 48 minutes 15 minutes
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