Hottest of Year

The Ride: Neighborhood Crit, 10 laps

Miles: 19.0

Time: 1:15

Ave. Speed: 14.8 mph

Weather: Sunny and warm, 82, Wind 5-10 mph

2018 Season Outdoor Miles: 390.7

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The Story

The story is achy tired legs today.

And I guess there's a good reason why.

Less than 24 hours ago I was putting in almost 30 miles with no practice in my legs after vacation.

Today has been a series of rush jobs prior to this ride. It feels exceptionally good to be writing this from the comfort of my rocking chair in our three-season room, flooded with sunshine while I gulp a cold lemonade.

--After I did my show today I hit up our gardens, feeding the roses and perennials, which includes digging around all the plants in the beds.

--I watered everything

--I cut the lawn

--I swept out the garage

--I did some errands

--I ate some lunch

...and THEN I finally got to the bike ride at 2:00 in the afternoon. (A car wash and wax followed the ride, so I'm done for the day)

That pretty much explains why by lap #7 my legs were already barking and it seemed there was very little left in the tank.

I was glad when this one was over.