This report is actually from the rides yesterday as I was too tired to post last night but here goes:

I woke up knowing this was going to be the longest time I have ever spent in the saddle. On my usual 10.6 mile ride to work I broke the 1000 mile barrier on my odometer so that felt good.

I left work early to go see my doc for a routine thing and that was approx 7 miles. I had never ridden anywhere else after work so I didn't plan too well and was soaked in sweat when I got to the office. I noticed a few "interesting" looks when I walked in covered in sweat. My wife offered to come pick me up but I was excited about the possibility of riding the 20 miles home.

After the doc appt I saddled up and began the warm and windy ride home. I have gotten in to the habit of watching flags while I ride to see what the wind is like and that I am not imagining the wind. I wasn't. The flags were blowing at me the entire time. I thought I was going to have a respite on the last leg of my ride on the riverbed trail to get home. As soon as I rounded the corner on the trail I felt God give a nice big blow right toward me and damn near stopped me dead on the trail. I knew this last 7 miles was gonna suck! By the time I got home my pinkie and ring finger on my right hand had gone numb and both my feet had gone numb. I was standing when I could to take some pressure off but wind has a tendency to make my feet go numb, not sure of the physics of it but that is how it works.

I got home to the lovely scream from my youngest that I was home as she opened the door for me. That was the best part of my day.

I brought my bike inside and started turning all my lights off and somehow I lost a rear light. Poopy!!

In total I rode about 38 miles about 2 hours and 40 minutes. I was so tired but I stayed up to watch the Olympics and still rode to work today.

What a day. Oh and the doc says I am healthy as a horse. Whew!!