Note that I'm including the date (YYYYMMDD) in the Title as it will typically diverge from the date of the post. Although it may be considered an homage to the calendar used in Star Trek, my impulse to actually use Stardates was rapidly suppressed. That would be dorky and obscure the well-respected and trendy practice of recording details about bicycle rides on the Internet.
- Distance: 51.1 miles
- Ride Time: 3:00
- Average Speed: 17.0 mph
- Average heart rate: 123 bpm
It was a gorgeous day for a ride or, really, just about anything. The temperature was 69 degrees when I started around 12:30PM and only climbed to 71 degrees over the course of the ride; no significant winds.
I enjoyed the accidental precision of the statistics. Seventeen point ZERO average speed and three hours ZERO minutes. It should be noted, however, that the actual time was 3:00:09 and this all brings to mind the story about how Mt. Everest was originally measured at 29,000 feet which compelled the surveyors to arbitrarily add a couple feet so it appeared more believable, i.e., it didn't appear to be a rounded figure.
I rode in a counter-clockwise loop hitting Robbins, Alburnett, Center Point, Urbana, Shellsburg, Palo, and Hiawatha. These are my usual stomping grounds, but I had never hit all these towns on the same ride before. Something else of note: no stops. "Saddle time" and "Ride time" were both 3:00:09. I really should have stopped to refill my water bottles and taken in more liquid, but the conditions were so favorable that it wasn't a necessity.
With October right around the corner, this may have been my last hot weather ride of the season.
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