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I took an evening ride tonight after work. The weather has turned really beautiful this week with cooler temperatures and light that is starting to feel like Fall. I know we will still have plenty of really hot days left in September, but for at least this week things have been less oppressive.

As for the ride, it was my first time on the bike since 8/23, so about a week and a half. That’s not good. While I can get on my bike and ride 50 miles, I can’t do it with any kick, and I won’t get that kick unless I start spending more consistent time in the saddle.

I did 17.4 miles this evening and averaged 16.2 mph. I was out for just over an hour. I would like to be doing that same distance and more with an average over 17 mph, so that’s how far I have to go, and there’s only about a month now before Tanglewood.

Marcella and I have made some plans to get out and ride together on Saturday morning. She also needs to start preparing a little bit, and getting back into bike form. And then we may both do solo rides on Sunday morning. I know I’m planning on doing a longer solo ride then. So it’s looking like a big bicycling weekend.

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