Snuck out for 3.25 hrs outside today, longest ride since the hernia procedure on 1/9. Goal was to bookend some solo riding around a local hammer ride, keep it mostly under control, and then see how my body responds to some sweet spot in the final half hour. It went well!
I did a mostly good job of sitting in on the ride, resisting the urge to pop out of the draft and tighten the screws on my favorite parts. My legs were feeling a bit heavy towards the 2.5 hr mark, but they responded nicely to the increase in tempo that I had planned for the end. Good stuff.
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"Your beauty is an aeroplane;
so high, my heart cannot bear the strain." -A.C. Jobim, Triste