Between sinuses draining into my chest and the heatwave we have had I haven’t ridden until today.
I went to the gym and rode indoors for 5 miles. Ate after and felt good so I loaded my bike up and went to my local lake for a quick 6 mile loop.
I have a love/hate thing with this lake. It’s close and has a good mup but there are endless climbs-none big but a lot of them.
The temp was about 85° with a dry NW wind that pushed the humidity out.
I went counter-clockwise saving the big climb for last. That was when I realized I had outsmarted myself. Since I started out going into the wind After the climb I had to cross the dam into a 20mph wind.
I was gassed afterwards. I can’t take off that long again.