2024 MILEAGE - 2677.9
This morning I went hiking with a couple of my friends. Even though our hike was quite modest, it would normally have persuaded me to take the day off from riding. But since I am going on a trip to Ireland in less than two weeks, and that will force me to have eleven days off from riding, I am trying to push myself to the modest goal of no rest days until then.
Therefore, this afternoon I went out (with my heart singing after a Detroit Tigers victory over the hated New York Yankees) and rode a round trip to Marsh Park, beginning just past 4:30 with a temperature of 79° which fell a degree during the ride.
I am tempted to think of this ride as a short, "baby" one that is hardly worth doing. But at such times, I find myself encouraged to remember a comment my daughter made one day last spring when we rode it, and I expressed that feeling. "Dad," she told me earnestly, "it is still a good workout, and a worthwhile ride!"
This gave me a ride today of 9.9 miles in 1:26.
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