Distance: 57.95 miles
Elevation gain: 1,261 feet
Avg speed: 16.0 mph
Max speed: 35.6 mph
Moving time: 3:37:21
Another day, another late arrival at the start for me. Not for the usual reason though, at least not today.
Yesterday, we were told in the morning that the early group was leaving at 9:15 and the late group at 9:30 due to the short route. They are trying not to have us arrive at the hotel TOO early - I’m guessing that at least SOME of the hotels haven’t been happy about having a bunch of cyclists (with their bikes) hanging out in the lobby waiting for their rooms to be ready. Today, however, was the beginning of the east coast heatwave for us, so they decided to move our start times back by 15 minutes. I didn’t get the memo, however, so I showed up sometime between 9:05 and 9:10 to get ready to depart. By the time I realized that I wasn’t among my usual crowd though, it was almost “go time” for the late group, so I just headed out with them.
Speaking of the heatwave and late starts, tomorrow we are riding to Troy, NY, which is 101.8 miles away. The high temperature there tomorrow is supposed to be 95, with a “feels like” temperature of over 100 degrees Fahrenheit! As a result, although our start times were supposed to be 7:15 and 7:30 tomorrow, the powers that be agreed to have a single start time for all of us, 6:45am. It’s going to be tough for me, but I think if I bring all my stuff down with me BEFORE breakfast and get my bike ready then, I should be ok.
So anyway, at the start today I didn’t try to keep up, I let the late group get up the road and I settled into my pace. I didn’t actually stop to take any pictures today, but I saw one in our WhatsApp group that I liked.
Just before the SAG stop on today’s ride (there was only one), the Garmin told me to turn right onto this road that had a bunch of loose gravel on it. (Not my favorite road surface.) It had us go about a block up the road, then turn right and rejoin the road we had been previously riding on. I thought this was odd, and assumed we were about to reach the SAG stop. After rejoining the original road, I saw that the SAG wasn’t for another 0.3 miles. Well, it turns out that the REASON for that very brief detour was so we could see the Cross Island Chapel. I actually never saw it myself, but I stole the picture above (and also used that pic as my video’s thumbnail today) because I really liked it!
Anyway, unlike YESTERDAY’S ride, I took it easy today and just stuck to my pace. I’m glad I did - my legs feel pretty good tonight! The trick for tomorrow will be to stay hydrated. Actually, that’s the trick for the next SEVERAL days. There was nothing particularly challenging about today’s ride, so the plan is to try to get to bed early tonight so as to be as well-rested tomorrow as possible. On that note, here are a couple of action shots of me for today:
And, of course, I can’t forget the day’s video:
Tomorrow looks to be a long day - 101.8 miles to Troy! Time to get ready for bed. I’ll see you all tomorrow!
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