Last night I went out on my first after-work ride of the training season. I'm hoping to get one or two of these in each week between now and AIDS LifeCycle - or at least until it gets too hot to go out. The weather was great last night, though. I started my ride at the Farmer Building with a few classmates to wish me luck as I rolled out.
One really big downside to riding at dusk - all the gnats along the lake. Yuck! I was pelted with HUNDREDS of them and since I had recently applied sunscreen, a lot of them stuck to my arms and face. Countless others were probably swallowed. It was pretty gross.
The Greenbelt was pretty quiet, save some couples walking after work and people out with their dogs. Since I left a little later than planned, I got back after the sun had already set. I had all the lights going, so it was perfectly safe to be riding at night and I had the pleasure of riding back along the North bank of Tempe Town Lake at night and the final hints of sunlight slipped over the horizon. It was beautiful.
So, another 35 miles down and something like 1,800 calories burned. Tomorrow is the Paul Hulse Memorial Century Ride in California! HOORAY!
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