Today’s ride:

Good ride today, out at 5:45 AM. To try and beat the heat. Met my friend Dick Davidson at the 436 trail head and rode to Mandarin Estates where we get in some small hills. After that we headed to Panera Bread for breakfast. We had the usual bagel and iced tea then refilled our bottles with ice and water. From there we road through Heathrow to the horse farms. We turned around at the north end of Seminole Heights and headed to the Lake Markum Trail Head, then home. The temp had reached the low 90s by the time I got home. I like to ride on the first day of each month as it acts as a motivator for me so I will use tomorrow as a rest day then ride Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. I don’t know why I am obsessed with doing 1,000 mile months, maybe I need to see an exorcist.

Statistics for: 07/30/2011

 Miles today: 62+
 Mileage this month July: 1120+
 Mileage this year: 6199+ (77.5 % of my 2011 goal)
 Miles needed to hit my 2011 goal of 8,000: 1800 miles
 Over/under riding days 2011 vs. 2010: +12
 Over/under riding days July 2011 vs. July 2010: +2
 Over/under miles 2011 vs. 2010: +2082 miles
 Average miles per ride this month: 53+
 Average miles per ride this year: 43+
 Number of rides over 50 miles this month/total ride days this mo. 18/21
 Metric Centuries this month: 6 ( Metric Century = 100km = 62.2 miles)
 A 9/10 thousand mile year is not out of reach. I should reach my 2011 goal about mid October.

Tomorrows plan: Rest day