that crazy tropical storm that's been hanging out in texas is supposed to make its way into kansas today. our area is under an areal flood watch until 1:00 tomorrow afternoon. that means lots and lots of rain falling on the same place over a long period of time.
with that to look forward to, i decided to get as many miles in this morning as i could. i can ride in the rain, but i'm not especially fond of rolling down the road in a torrential downpour.
i pedaled down my driveway and up pine street to the highway around 5:05. turning onto u.s. 160, i was met by a friendly easterly wind. i say that tongue in cheek. there is no such thing as an amicable headwind. i rode into it for ten miles, maintaining a moderate pace. i didn't want to push it hard, just wanted to keep going.
at chicaskia road, i spun around and headed back west. the wind-assisted return trip took a lot less time than the outbound trek, so i got back to town a bit earlier than expected.
rather than turn in, i rode past pine and continued on to blackstone before turning around to head home. that gave me almost three miles more than i thought i'd be able to get in and brought my weekly total to 57.85 miles. hopefully, i'll be able to sneak a few more miles in this afternoon or sometime tomorrow. if not, reaching 100 miles this week may be difficult with all the volleyball games i've got to attend. (22.95 miles @ 17.3mph)
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