sandi_SL4-37

ROUTE: neighborhood/Beltline route
TEMP: 90*F
WIND: from the east TRIP: 12.99miles
START TIME: 2008hrs
FINISH TIME: 2109hrs
TOTAL RIDE TIME: 1:01:35
AVERAGE CADENCE: 64
GOAL: correcting the way i ride.
OF NOTE: the wind was definitely a factor when riding eastward. not much of a problem otherwise.
after warming up in the neighborhood, i decided to ride Beltline. i was hoping that the eastward wind would not change directions.
and it didn't>i actually made Kearney without feeling like i was done with the ride. i actually felt rejuvenated.
i used the bike gears to go up the steady incline and it was great. the challenge didn't seem so impossible. it really did make me feel good.
riding on Beltline, went smooth tho i did have to remind myself to keep up the cranking. i am very surprised that my cadence average went up so dramatically. now i have to keep it there. with changing the way i use the gears to start, climb, and cruise, i should be able to.
on the rehydrating side of my riding, i am doin' well. every 15 mins or so i take a few squirts from the water bottle. i am liking the results very much. seems to really help when i end the ride. i don't feel so 'out of it'.
looks like the bridge over them railroad tracks isn't too far away now.
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