Near Metric Century

After a slack week(from a riding perspective) I figured I needed a pretty decent effort today. Rode down to oxford, then back through Hoel and Camden. 60+ miles with a 19mph avg. Pretty good with the strong wind today

Ice Cream Run

At the suggestion of Weber, I decided to get myself an Ice cream at the UDF, Good Idea!

I managed to get another 70miles in today after 85 yesterday, so my conditioning must be improving. I ended the week with about 227, slightly more than last week

Congrats to the time trial group. David the new wheels are pretty cool looking (bling). I'd hate to think how may double lates those are worth! My ride was quite picturesque tonight, with great views from the ridges in Ohio. Since I didn't take a camera for my ride, I'll answer my critics with a picture of my bike, note my faithful companion in the background. Rusty and I continue to suffer in the heat with no AC. Phil if your reading this, still hope to see you Wednesday, or sooner! Maggie if your reading this, I miss you! Looking forward to seeing you soon too.

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Eaton Breakfast and Oxford Group

Joined an elite group of Richmond Area cyclists for a Breakfast loop to Eaton. After breakfast Chris and I proceeded south for a few more while Pat and Mark went straight into the wind and headed for home. Ended with 85 miles; some pretty hard. The biggest challenges of the day were the wind, and the 85 degree heat.
Sorry for the late notification on this one, as our usually reliable sage suffered an Internet anomaly that delayed notification. I think that Chris was able to appreciate the value of training on some terain as he prepares for his first RAIN ride. Pete

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Another Oxford Loop

Looped down to Oxford solo again today with a little shorter ride, wanting 60 to make a 150mile weekend, but came up just a little bit short with 56 miles today at a 17.9mph average. Went out with the wind so the return trip was a bit of a challenge. Used a few more gears today, to see how it feels to spin a bit, and despite the moderate effort of this ride I managed to average 80 fpm on the climbing bits

Breakfast Ride and a Longer Loop

Group Ride for Breakfast at Eaton Place, then a longer loop with Bryce and Mike Thuman. Ended up with 90 uneventful and easy miles.

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Oxford Hoel Camden Loop

Fun Solo loop today, with 3215' of Climbing according to GPS, and a couple of really nice roads I have never been on before, Tucker, and Oxford-Middletown, both hilly, and nearly car free. Managed to limit the gears to 50-20(many times) Combo or higher, which made Hoel Hill VERY steep.

Managed an 18 mph average. This would be a great loop for a longer group ride.

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