Week 11 - Monday

Paul and I headed out on the Joplin route this evening for a 25 miler. The weather was absolutely perfect, high 70s, not a cloud in sky, and virtually no wind. I was a little concerned at first that my legs wouldn't bounce back from two tough days of use over the weekend. As we headed out from my place, I could definitely feel some fatigue, but regardless, we made great time on the way out and reached the turnaround point in no time. We even had safe passage past the "Lincoln Road Hound" that I've had some encounters with. He was out laying in the lawn and didn't even notice us fly by him.

We stopped for a quick drink at our turn before heading back. As we started off to the east though, there did seem to be more wind than we thought. It slowed us a little, but still made good time. I actually felt a little stronger on the second half of this ride than the first. We reached my house again in 1 hour, 28 minutes with an average pace of 17.5mph. It was a good workout and this sort of weather certainly makes road riding a heck of a lot more fun!