Pave'

The Ride: The 3-1-3

3 laps, neighborhood crit, 1 lap lake loop, 3 laps neighborhood crit

Miles: 20.0

Time: 1:29

Ave. Speed: 13.7 mph

Weather: Sunny, 86, wind, 10-12 mph

2018 Season Outdoor Miles: 706.0

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The Story

Inspirational.

Stage 9 on the pave' at the Tour de France had me fired up to ride in the heat and humidity of the afternoon.

But the mind and the heart can only take you so far. Your body has to be along for the ride, and today, mine was not.

I'm not sure what hit me as I completed the one lap of the lake loop, but suddenly I didn't feel right at all on the bike, and had to gut it out to get to 20 miles total.

Maybe it was the heat. Maybe it was a lack of fuel in me. Maybe it was the touch of an intestinal thing that has bugged me since Friday afternoon.

I just felt 'off' all of the sudden....almost dizzy or disoriented for a half lap. Luckily that left as quick as it came, and I was able to get that sixth lap of the neighborhood crit in.