Afuera

After a slow day yesterday, i began the a.m. with a very straight forward ride, infact the most basic at 6+m. the afternoon became different after a good talk with a colleague at work. he rides some recreationally, doing the massive Tuesday night ride like the rest of Luavull. he had, in a fun way, challenged me that i couldn't "keep up with him" on one of those sorties, not really knowing how i ride. i of course challenged him to get his sorry ass out of bed at 5.15 and ride to work. "uh, duh, nah", typical answer. nonetheless, it inspired me to get in some speedwork this p.m. i started down some city streets- the one parallel to Shelby, and ended up on Mellwood, taking that all the way to Mockingbird. a quick jog on the rec path took me to Indian Hills, where i make a good effort on 2/3 of the hill there, and really ran out of gas at the end. i passed through St. Matthews to the park and around the end, returning back towards home on Spring and then through Seneca Gardens. the end result after pushing hard was a 15.1 avg, which i'm really proud of on the commuter in city traffic. i've found very much that it's harder to get a good average with so many starts and stops, lights and signs. i really pushed it hard the first 45min, averaging close to 16 and then backed off the 2nd half. a good ride and great way to get the legs pumping. tomorrow will be an easy day though.

26miles/6.5 a.m./19.5 p.m.(15.1 avg)/85 and sunny yet again!