Extension of more than the 10 feet shown here, I hope! I\’m now working to lengthen my Sunday rides. Today I was aiming for 25 miles. I fell a little short at 24.9 miles, but at least I was close.

It was pretty good weather for riding: sunny, and not too cool. The wind was 8-9 mph; stronger than the 3-5 mph that had been predicted. Let\’s be glad it wasn\’t blowing at 15 mph!

My plan for today had been to ride the hybrid to Whole Foods; get the groceries home; and  then go out on the road bike. I decided to skip the grocery run when I kept falling back asleep, and didn\’t even get up until past eight o\’clock.

It was past 9:00 by the time I began my ride. I got pretty tired before the end. This past week, one thing and another meant that I didn\’t ride much. My roll time today was not quite two hours, so I\’m still quite pokey! It makes me feel out of shape.

The path I use changes direction quite often, and I kept pressing my Garmin\’s lap button. I wanted to see what my average/max speeds were according to whether I had a headwind or a tailwind. My highest average lap speed was 14.97 mph, but over a very short distance of less than 2 miles. Overall average speed was 12.55 mph. I\’ve been faster, but I\’ve also been slower.

I\’ve got a long way to go if I\’m to get speedier, but the Sunday ride really isn\’t supposed to be about speed. It\’s about a steady pace. And of course, extension of my mileage.