It took me an hour and nine minutes in the morning, but I got lost and spent some time looking for the path, which caused me to ride an extra 1.3 miles.

The ride home was a different story. Took one hour and seven minutes, but it was killer. Turns out that the last ten miles home are a pretty steady uphill. Not a huge gain in elevation, but it's constant.

Also realized that I forgot to bring a water bottle. It was in the high 80s yesterday and I got pretty dehydrated. Came home and had a bottle of Gatorade, several slices of watermelon and two glasses of water. Had various other drinks throughout the evening and never had to pee until about 6 hours later.

I was riding primarily on dirt paths (Paint Creek and Clinton River Trails, for those of you from the northern Detroit suburbs). Very dusty, but reasonably smooth.

Learned a lot yesterday. I'll be ready next time.