Whew! I worked from home today and decided to try a mid day ride. I've been sticking to early morning weekend/holiday roads so far to avoid traffic and heat. But since we've easily got another two months of this, I decided to try dealing with more traffic and heat. It'll open up more riding times for me. Which means more riding. Yay!

I've been pleasantly surprised with the 4-wheelers. Still being respectful, giving me space. Maybe one piggish comment, but I didn't really pay attention. It was 95 degrees F with close to 40% humidity. A bit warmer than I can appreciate. I did close to the same ride as last time. 7.64 miles total. The way to the park was no problem. I found another route that broke up the big hill into 2 pieces so I was able to take the whole thing. My chain popped off during the ride, so I did have to stop briefly to handle that. I rested briefly at the park and drank a bunch of water. The way back was hard though. Not enough shade. It felt like the sun was cooking me. I slathered with sunscreen, so no burn, but still. I'd rather not color at all but it's pretty much unavoidable.

But hey, I made it! I was pretty wrecked when I got home, but recovered within 15 minutes except for the sweating. ;-)