After yesterday’s ride I thought I would take today as a rest day but then I remembered I had rode my mountain bike in a while and this would be a good variation for Father’s Day. Riding my road bike I have a set group of routes but deciding on the route for today I had to use my brain and think up what route to take. I wanted to go 15 miles or more and ride on some dirt. It has been a week since our last rain so I figured the dirt would be dry and hard. There were a few low places with mud\u00c2\u00a0 but no water to avoid. I stopped to take some pictures along the way.<\/p>\n
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I hit today’s mileage goal riding 17.33 miles<\/strong>. Plenty of grass and shade kept me cooler than I thought I would be even though it was 95 degrees; not too much hot pavement to push heat up to me. I did drink one and half water bottles during the ride. I stopped at the Subway on Mills Branch Drive to get a refill. With today’s ride I have biked 14 of the 16 days, rode 465.51 miles<\/strong> in June, 212.86 miles<\/strong> this week and 2905 miles<\/strong> year to date.<\/p>\n The partly cloudy and light breeze made today a perfect one to ride in the shade of the trees along the trails. tomorrow should repeat today and I expect to ride.<\/p>\n [wppa type=”slide” album=”168″][\/wppa]<\/p>\n Garmin Connect<\/strong><\/a> and RideWithGPS.com<\/strong><\/a> links.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"