147th ride

This afternoon, I did what was easily my longest ride since my fall and broken rib on August 29, and then resuming riding this past Saturday. I rode to work again this morning, noticing that it's really cooling down—my memories of riding to work just before my injury were that it was frequently in the seventies, even at that early hour, but this morning I believe it was 33°! However, I'd better get used to it, if I want to continue to ride through most days this winter, as I hope to.

Then after work, I rode the shorter (slightly) and less demanding of my two routes to Saline. I wanted to hurry because Michelle and I are going to a big concert, and treating ourselves to a dinner date first, and I wanted the chance to spruce up before she got home. Anyway, even with this short(er) route, my daily total was not inconsiderable—11.6 miles in 1 hour and 2 minutes. (Not a very good pace, but at least I met the goal I like to aim for of riding at least an hour a day.)