I had hoped to squeeze in 30 miles before I had to head back home and get ready to go over to Joe's. But my legs felt VERY heavy as I started out and my pace felt very slow. It was a day when I desperately needed to focus not on the miles I wanted to squeeze in but on the ride and the things around me. After all the rain we have had, the abundance of wild flowers along the road were calling out to me.
All the blossoms today are very small, just a few millimeters across.
Except the one above which is a black walnut.
And the pods below were the size of large snap pea pods.
As the ride continued, it seemed as if I would be lucky to get in 20 miles. But my pace did pick up some and 25 miles seemed in sight. Unlike yesterday when I was getting rejuvenated later in the ride, today, even though I was enjoying the ride, my breath felt labored and getting home to get some rest was a very attractive prospect. However, when I hit 25 miles with less than about 20 minutes of time left for riding, I started eyeing 30 miles. One motivation is that a mile or two less today doesn't seem like much. But one less mile each day for the remainder of the year adds up to 80 miles. Though tired, it felt good to draw energy from I know not where and get in all 30 miles.
And though tired, I looked forward to going over and massaging Joe. As I mentioned in the past, it means so much to him and gives him some momentary relief from his constant pain so it's very fulfilling for me as well.
Today's Ride: 2hrs 28mins. 30.35 miles. 72° Miles YTD: 7,166.98
Number of miles per day needed to reach 9,000 miles by the end of the year: 22.91
...to reach 10,000 miles by the end of the year: 35.41
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