123rd ride of 2020 - Friday, 9/18/2020

2020 mileage: 3307.8

When I set off at 8 a.m. today, it was in superb conditions -- brilliant unbroken sunshine, and a cool but tolerable temperature of 44° that climbed to 51° when I finished. (I rode very comfortably in shorts and a sweatshirt, and though I took gloves, I felt no need to wear them.)

I set off fully intending to ride my 30+ mile round trip to the Matthei Botanical Gardens. But I have been making very significant progress this week on an oboe sonata I am composing, and I was eager to get home to continue with that work, so about 8 miles out I made the decision to shorten my plans, and ended up riding the Platt/Packard Square, which MapMyRide measured at 14.5 miles in 1:25.

Also, I reached a new mileage milestone for the year today -- 3300 miles.

Link to (Relive) video of today's ride

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