Saturday went on the Gainesville Club's LowBee ride (40miles through Lacrosse a couple times) with my daughters. Riding conditions were AWFUL - it was in the mid80s by 8am, and pin-the-meter humid. Both girls bonked at about 37-1/2 miles, leading me to sprint away to get the car and retrieve 'em before the 14yo had an asthma attack. Pulled 2 solid miles over 20, so that was a good workout.

Traffic was insane today, so Amanda and I missed the start of the VetMed/LowBee ride. We went the route anyhow, but since I didn't want to cross Payne's Prairie into a headwind, we rode it counterclockwise. Halfway down Wacahoota Road we met the bunch going the other way. We averaged 15 for 25 miles, which was pretty good for Amanda. I managed 31MPH for a short stretch on the Prairie. We've gotta work out some alternate logistics for these Tuesday rides, like bringing my bike to work and having Amanda (and Laura if she's game) ride the bus or just ride their bikes and meet me before heading over to the ride start.

Got to start signing up for rides this fall - Tour de Tow in Bartow in September, Santa Fe 55 in October (shameless plug for Gainesville Cycling Festival goes here! ) and the Ride of Your Life metric in November, again down in Bartow. Need to ramp up the training miles between now and then!