Sunny Monday, WhooHoo

Monday's Surprisingly Good Tracking

Well, yesterday was another of New Mexico's 300-Plus days of sunshine, in spite of the recent monsoonal rains several days (and inches) in a row.  Thus, another great day for  a ride.
It was so great I rode about 5 miles farther than I normally do.
The wind was again a bit gusty, but on recumbents wind presents less of a problem than when sitting upright in higher profile on the "normal" upright DF (Diamond Frame) bike.
My three new tires have been doing well, thank you for asking, and not requiring added air since first installing them.  Air leaks slowly no matter what, given sufficient time, but so far so good.
It's always great to be out with the wind in my face, under my own steam, with sufficient snacks and water on board to satisfy the occasional bursts of thirst or hunger.  Since it was so late in the morning (and early in the afternoon) there wasn't very much shade to take breaks under, but I did find a few shallow shady spots along the way.
The extra five miles cost me an extra half hour in total riding time, but the only bad thing about spending extra time on the bikes is the time lost doing productive work elsewhere, leading to (at least) faint guilt pangs.
With the sunny weather starting to dry out the mud in the road, I need to get out there with  shovel and wheelbarrow to fill in some of the new cuts and pot-holes therein.

Ride Started: 12:05 PM    Ride Ended:  2:34 PM
Beginning Battery Voltage:   13.8  Ending Voltage: 13.0  Lowest:  12.9 
Beginning Blood Glucose:  222   Ending BG Reading: 74 
Lowest Temp  67F      Highest Temp:  78F   
Stats from the GPS:    Total Miles:  15.67 
Overall average speed            Moving Avg               Max Speed  
6.3 MPH                                 7.4 MPH                    33.1 MPH 
Total Trip time                       Moving Time             Stopped Time 
2 hours 28 mins                     2 hours 7 mins           21 minutes