18-spot out and about. consciously mixing in a few more muurs to make up for a lack of mileage lately.

48 Miles O.D.

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Ningguo Temple, Shanghai

Another absolute scorcher today. Air temperature of 36 degrees with humidity of 70% making it feel well over 50. Had to keep it short and sweat today as a result.

31 miles outside today.....caught it while it was a little overcast and it helped reduce the heat from the morning sun.

Last Ride of July
 

I did my morning 50km.

First time in a long while when I didn't feel totally spent at the end of the ride. Feeling stronger!

Slow and easy 20 miles O.D.

life sucking heat/humidity brought along it's ugly cousin, wind.....got 25 in before I called it a morning. Now I get to put down floors in my wife's craft room.

15.4 and about 600 feet of gain. Out early to beat the heat and after 45 or 46 or 47 days of no rain - guess what!!!! Well, it spit heavily for a while obscuring vision a bit but than seemed to have stopped. I presume it was NOT measurable rain. The streak will continue.

129 Miles O.D. I'm having a taco.

115 very tough km in energy sapping heat and humidity.

Stopped at 90km for an ice-cream and a beer and that gave me the needed energy to get home. 😁

I remember desserts being in short supply in China. Sliced fruit yes. Chocolate cake or ice cream - NO! But I'm sure there are places if you know where to go.

technology makes obtaining those formerly hard to get consumables rather an non-issue these days. It may or may not be 100% natural, but it'll make a turd.

A 30 miler cut short by 4 miles because of lightning and T-storms.

Be careful! Glad you lived to tell the tale.

68km early this morning but it was a tough ride. I didn't get enough sleep and the humidity was daunting. I felt heavy and sluggish the whole ride. There were some nice moments though. I rode for a bit on the west bank of the river so I saw the sun rise over the mountains on the east side. That was cool.

If I had a beer during a ride like that, I wouldn't make it home at all!

If you're here in the summer, every convenience store has ice cream. In the winter, some places do stop selling it so it may be a bit harder to find, but the big name convenience stores carry it year round.

I'd float back from the sweet suds concoction!

oh bleep! I'm having five tacos for lunch tomorrow in your honor! mmmm...potato molé, carne asada or adobata? likely all..

22.7, with 1,000 gain. No drizzle this morning. Reddish sky but the air quality is still fine in Seattle. The smoke is UP high.

36 Miles O.D.

I rode 110 miles with 13,000+ feet of climbing yesterday.

27 official club miles. But I also rode to/from the start since it was only ~2.5 miles from my house, so I claim 32 miles.

57.6 yesterday, around 5,000 feet vertical. Interesting day for it with very variable (but generally favorable) weather!


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