121st ride of 2020 - Tuesday, 9/15/2020

2020 mileage: 3275.6

Today I went out at 7:40 and rode the Packard/Platt Square, augmented by one loop in Stonebridge. MapMyRide measured this at 17.7 miles (in 1:42), but, like yesterday, the Relive video shows that it added slightly to the actual mileage by measuring some straight stretches as winding threads. It makes sense that the mileage would be up a bit -- I have ridden this ride several times before, at about 16.4 miles.

I was planning to do my 30+ mile ride to Matthei Botanical Gardens again today, like yesterday. But, with a fairly busy day (including a 3:30 CT scan at the hospital, for which I need to cease all food and drink by 11:30 and be at the hospital by 1:30), I decided to scale back.

Also, when I began, it was 46° and partly cloudy, with the temperature climbing to 55° by the time I finished. The early miles of today's ride strongly reminded me that the time is not at all distant when I'll need to wear my gloves! Today, though, I was fine, and in my hoodie (coupled with my shorts—the one remnant of summer wardrobe with which I'm still comfortable).

Link to (Relive) video of today's ride

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