32 miles of training rides in the morning, a productive day at work, a great discussion with some knowledgeable bike folks on dynamo hubs and electrical systems (more on that in a future post) then a 29 mile ride partly with my son and wife, then a chunk of catch-up riding (fast, hard) then a calm meandering back to the start. Just over 29 miles of that one, and it was an organized nighttime ride starting at 10 (we started at 10:45, then after riding for a while and taking my son and wife back to the car, I got out around 11:30) and finishing around 2am. I caught about 40 people on the way to the turnaround, left dozens, maybe 100 riders and the break area and then passed dozens and dozens more on the way back, and I was taking it easy! It was a great ride.
Alex was asleep in the car when I got back so when we got back to the house we put him and a friend (who was also with us on the ride) in their tent in the backyard, setup earlier in the evening after work. They are 30 feet away sleeping soundly while I’m in my tent typing this post. It’s almost 3 am, my tent has no rain fly on it and is all mesh so there won’t be anything blocking the morning light and I’m hardly tired.
It’s that awesome? 30+ miles before work, 30 miles after work and feeling strong. I think all this training is paying off!
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