I had the time to do it today so I headed south to 7-Mile Road for a longer ride in the afternoon. 50 miles in all to the south and back on a day that saw near-ideal conditions to get lost in time traveling down a country road.
Sunny and 84
Light wind, 5-10
7-Mile Rd. via 92nd., 50 miles
Things were very dead out there today. On the way down in Franklin an elderly lady waved me down, her 'bent' leaning on a picnic bench and with a map in her hands. She wanted to know if the street she was about to turn onto was indeed Drexel. It was. She was happy for the help. I think she might have been from out of state because a saw a flag on her bike with the name of a town and a GA after that.
She smiled and said, "Sorry I slowed you down to ask."
Huh, I must have looked fast to her!
For some reason although my right foot feels much better I can not climb out of the saddle at all yet. The pressure on the ball of that foot and the toe area is so painful (I tried it ONCE) that my entire leg almost collapsed in pain. So any hill I came upon had to be climbed in the saddle. And the worst part is that the front half of that foot keeps going numb during the ride too. Whatever.
I stopped to eat the PB&J I brought along for lunch in some shade next to a creek. Then in the final miles I was pretty tired and ready to park it.
Getting hot again...and more humid on Tuesday too.
Sounds like a ride day to me.
Season Miles: 1,315
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