It was fantastic, and the weather was great. And I am happy.

Given my lack of riding this far in 2019 (less than 350 miles), I suggested to Matt that we ride only about 80 of the nearly 100-mile route of the Fulton brewery ride. At the end of the ride, we were tired (and I'm looking forward to sleeping tonight, before tomorrow's team training ride), but agreed that we could have done 100. I didn't wear padded shorts, so my butt bones will grumble for the first few miles tomorrow.

Pre-ride snack at Fireroast.
This leftover cookie bit was a welcome
find in my bike bag during the ride.

I took off my shoes at a break roughly
halfway in. I learned that the socks
I got at the St. Bernardus
brewery in Watou Belgium last
year have very nice webbed
ventilation strips!

Due to construction in the west Metro, the Fulton route changed this year. I was really excited to ride (even with a notable headwind) on roads I've never been on, either on a bike or in a car. I never even heard of many of these places before. It was fantastic, and the weather was great. And I am happy.

Not counting the ride to/
from the coffee shop,
we did 80 miles. I
Can't exactly explain
where we were, though.

Between riding last night, today, and tomorrow, I should be fine for the first two MS rides I'm doing in May and June. I'm looking forward to the training I'll do to be ready for the weeklong MS ride in July and the Bay Area MS ride in September.

Speaking of the Bay Area, a text from Anne tells me that apparently my pilgrim-hat-wearing-bitmoji cycling tee is quite a hit on the high school baseball parent circuit! That makes me laugh.
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