This morning I rode to work again in slightly less idyllic conditions—cooler, and moist from rain which had fortunately stopped—but it was still good for riding. Then after work this afternoon I rode to church to prepare the projections for worship, as I do each week, and from there home, for a total day's ride of 8.3 miles in 49 minutes. This is a little shy of the 10-mile standard I like to try to which I like to try to hold myself, but for today, it will suffice.
When I come home from church, there is a very enjoyable stretch from shortly after the intersection of Scio Church and S. Main/Ann Arbor-Saline Rd. almost to I-94. It's pretty much all one big long downhill, so now that I have a bike that allows me to gear up and pedal the whole way, I'm really enjoying this—riding on the broad paved path that parallels the road itself, and of course scanning carefully ahead of me to ensure that I'm not headed for a collision. But that stretch happens to be almost always free and clear (something I knew from running). I don't just pedal pell-mell down it without interruption or braking, but still, I can get up a pretty good bit of momentum which helps me to ascend the grade crossing over I-94.
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