July 16th Ride -- Solo Century

Started  around 7:30 in the morning. The last couple of hours were very hot and humid, the early part of the trip was cool and overcast. I had a lot of left foot pain after 50 miles. The only thing that would stop it for a while was to get off the bike and take a break, which I did a few times. The main loop is 91 miles long so I did a lap by the Greensburg park to complete the Century ride.

I stopped at a couple gas stations to refill the water bottles, get power bars and to empty my bladder. The ride felt great with the exception of the foot pain. About 18 miles of the trip was along highway 40 which is also the same route used today by the 165 mile long Ride Across Indiana Ride (RAIN). I didn't see any RAIN riders since I hit that part of the trail too early.

A patron at the Knightstown gas station asked if I doing the RAIN. When I told him I wasn't and it was too early to see any of them yet, he suggested I ride on to Richmond (the RAIN finish point) and pretend I was the first rider in. He said the first in gets a police escort through the city. As tempting as it sounded, I decided not to.

I'm now over 2,000 miles for the year.

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July 13th Ride

Great evening for a ride with 6mph winds from the North. I also rode some nice hills on the return trip, I included the elevation map to show the hills. The laps with the low mph were in the towns of Westport and Greensburg.

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July 10th ride

A little hot with some breeze blowing from the South. Took a break at around the 25 mile mark at Hartsville. Started off fast but the last miles in town really lowered my average speed. I try not to race through town, since it is unsafe, especially from such a low bike.

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