it was 27 degrees and foggy when i got up at 4:30 to ride. i dressed in layers and headed out, my lights on for safety. there were patches of super-dense fog, but most of it was garden variety stuff. i wasn't ever worried since there aren't many cars on u.s. 160 to the west of argonia early in the morning. about five miles into the ride the dense fog was history.
i rode out to the far side of danville to begin my morning. i rode through town and out to the 9-mile turn around. when i got back to town, i had a few minutes to spare so i rode east to eden and back before turning south toward home.
i mixed up a batch of baked oatmeal quickly when i got back to the house and then i was back on the road for an additional 8+ miles. i pulled into the garage and heard the timer on the oven sound. perfect timing.
after breakfast, i went out for another 12 miles. at my turn around, i heard someone yelling at me. my friend, francis, was out feeding his cattle. i waved, shouted "good morning" and turned back toward home once more.
all told, i ended up with 40.33 miles which put me over 7500 miles for the year. just over 500 to go. this week's mileage is boosting my confidence concerning that crazy 8040 goal. if i keep getting high mileage days the rest of the week and add another week like this, it'll be a piece of cake to wipe out the remaining miles in the final two weeks. (40.33 miles @ 15.7mph)
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