There was a chance of rain off and on all day today!! Good news, both kids are now riding their bikes without training wheels!! I had the opportunity for a longer ride and was going rain or shine so I was happy to get it done without any rain!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Some wind on the way out which meant that heading East I had a nice tailwind. I took Wirth Parkway to Cedar Lake Trail and then East on the Midtown Greenway. A man and woman were on my tail and passed me around the Bde Maka Ska and so when they went around me I decided to tuck in with them. We were hitting 20+ mph and I was trying to stay out of their spray but still stay close enough to benefit from their slipstream. I stayed with them from the lakes up and over the Sabo Bridge. Then they slowed down so I went around them and hit the River Road all the way back to Plymouth. Going through downtown was a little crowded with all the Final Four tourists. I hit a couple of PR’s on River Road one of which was coming up the hill from the Flats to downtown. That is a tough hill but not one of the steeper ones. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The ride was almost 25 miles in about 1:40. It felt good! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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