107th ride of 2020 - Saturday, 8/29/2020

2020 mileage: 2994.7

This morning I rode at 7:15 (67°) and did a loop in Stonebridge, followed by the Platt/Packard Square, for 16.4 miles in 2:04. Not very fast, to be sure, but I just kept plugging away at it.

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