Starting out on my bike ride this morning, while riding alongside my wife while she ran, the total number of “Animal” miles totaled five. Animal miles, so I’ve been told, are miles driven to and from the ride, not the actual miles during the group/solo ride. Animal miles significantly bring down your overall riding pace.
Because this morning’s ride was my 30th in a row, rationality told me that I had to do at least 30 miles – and that is exactly what we did by extending our usual coffee shop ride to areas in Weston and Southwest Ranches, with my cycling buddy, Sandy S, doing most of the pulling. Out of total embarrassment, and symphony for Sandy, I volunteered to pull the final mile or two. What a guy!
There were five of us riding today, all retirees that love the sport of cycling. We also love to chat up a storm over coffee, bagels or whatever kind of goodie comes out of our jerseys back pockets.
We had one incident during today’s bike ride. One of our group members, the chap that was in the lead when the five of us biked through a skinny gate with room enough for only one person, stopped instantly as soon as he cleared the gate – causing the rear biker to crash into the person that was in front of him, sending that rear biker to the ground. Luckily, he fell in the grass alongside the asphalt trail. His injuries were minor.
The weather this morning, although on the warm side, was close to being perfect for a bike ride. The 3 to 5 mph easterly wind was hardly a factor, as were the ominous looking clouds coming straight at us from the east. The dark clouds, however, never did dump any rain on us. Their initial threat turned out to be a Godsend, shading our bodies from the bright sun the last mile or so.
RIDE STATS:
Distance: 32.43 miles
Time: 02:43:33
Average Pace: 12 mph
Average/Max Heart-Rate: 103/144
Calories Burned: 682
Elevation Gain: 131 feet
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