On Thursday of this week I went out and did the Green Gold and Red SIR permanent, so 101K of riding. In miserable heat. I started early enough that the first part of the ride was fine. The Burke Gillman trail was pretty quiet when I was headed down to the U-District so the average there was pretty good. I did tolerably well going up Ravenna and Latona. Then it was time for stop, start and twist.
The section in Ballard always drops my average down when I stick to the trail and this was no exception. Shilshole hill, well it's a hill. Last time I tried to do this I got a pinch flat on 32nd, it turns out that "potholes" are a lot harder to spot on concrete surfaces. Other wise the only thing worth commenting on is the heat. Sammamish River trail has long stretches of open pavement, they get hot. So, a slow ride 4:19 moving time, 4:49 elapsed official time for RUSA.
Today I decided I wanted to get my next 25 miles in and do a hike with Donna. The hike was fine if hot. The ride was a "base" workout ride, but I struggled holding a decent pace. Once again. HOT!
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