20201101 cycling

Another week of feeling slow. The early morning are just getting me down. Or is it the pandemic?
I finished the official count of seven rides for the Coffeeneuring Challenge on Sunday. I plan to keep doing more bonus rides until the challenge is over.

Monday
Start: Humid, 72°F, Feels like 74°F, Humidity 100%, Wind 4-12 mph from ENE
End: Partly Cloudy, 71°F, Feels like 73°F, Humidity 100%, Wind 4-12mph from ENE - by Klimat.app
Two loops. Slow.
15.46 miles

Tuesday
Start: Humid and Partly Cloudy, 75°F, Feels like 77°F, Humidity 100%, Wind 6mph from E
End: Humid and Partly Cloudy, 75°F, Feels like 77°F, Humidity 100%, Wind 6mph from E - by Klimat.app
Slow. Sleepy.
15.46 miles

Wednesday
Start: Humid and Overcast, 75°F, Feels like 76°F, Humidity 100%, Wind 6-16mph from E
End: Humid and Overcast, 74°F, Feels like 76°F, Humidity 100%, Wind 6-16mph from E - by Klimat.app
One loop.
9.00 miles
Damn! I wore a hole in my shorts! This is a first for me and these are not that old. Very disappointed in Fat Lad at the Back.

Thursday
Start: Humid and Partly Cloudy, 75°F, Feels like 77°F, Humidity 100%, Wind 6mph from SSE
End: Humid and Partly Cloudy, 73°F, Feels like 75°F, Humidity 100%, Wind 6mph from SSE - by Klimat.app
A couple of weeks ago, I found two pair of SheBeest bike shorts in the corner of my closet. I thought about throwing them away but didn't get around to it. I wore a pair this morning after yesterday's fail of my FLAB shorts. They were fine for the first loop. The search begins again.
Two loops.
15.47 miles

Friday
Start: Clear, 72°F, Feels like 73°F, Humidity 90%, Wind 6-15mph from NW
End: Clear, 69°F, Feels like 69°F, Humidity 84%, Wind 7-17mph from NNW - by Klimat.app
Two loops. Slow
15.46 miles

Saturday
Coffeeneuring #6
Start: Clear, 81°F, Feels like 83°F, Humidity 57%, Wind 7mph from ENE
End: Partly Cloudy, 85°F, Feels like 87°F, Humidity 53%, Wind 7mph from ENE - by Klimat.app
East wind and I am out of eastern places to go. I rode up to BBD to SR54 again. Tailwind was nice. My Apple Watch didn't start but I noticed at mile two. Oh well. Average pace on the way there was 12.4 mph.
I rode to the Starbucks at Collier. I remember not liking it last year. Not a long wait this time. The barista was fixing Salted Caramel Hot Cocoa and I asked for a xtra whip and no lid. But then the caramel was too heavy and made it collapse. It was a mess but good.
I should be officially done with the challenge tomorrow and the seasonal flavors arrive next Friday. Time for bonus rides!
The ride back wasn't too bad. It was windy but shorter.
23.32 miles
12.3 mph

This month 519
This year 4,611

Sunday
Coffeeneuring #7
Start: Humid, 78°F, Feels like 80°F, Humidity 82%, Wind 7-12mph from E
End: Humid and Partly Cloudy, 84°F, Feels like 90°F, Humidity 68%, Wind 4-6mph from SE - by Klimat.app
East wind again. Sigh. I rode down BBD and cut through Flatwoods to Morris Bridge. I knew to cut down to the paved road to avoid having to squeeze through the locked gates.
Morris Bridge is awful. I forgot how bad the road is.
Starbucks has moved! What? Was google maps wrong? No. It is across the street and just down the block. I didn't look closely at the map to see it.
I am wearing my older SheBeest shorts. They are losing their elastic and the chamois shifts. Saving up for a pair of Machines For Freedom.
Starbucks app said 9-17 minutes to prep! It was ready when I walked in a few minutes after ordering. White Hot Cocoa with Toffee Nut Syrup and caramel drizzle. Very good.
I took a longer ride back. It was uneventful. My bike is making a lot of noise.
I mixed some Skratch Labs Horchata Recovery Mix. Why is that stuff so hard to blend? I shake like crazy and take a few sips until I nearly choke on a glob of powder. Shake some more and repeat. Does someone make premixed recovery drinks? If it wasn't so helpful, I would skip it all together.
25.39 miles
12.2 mph

This week 119 miles
This year 4,636