78th ride of 2016 - Wednesday, 5/25/2016

Our stretch of glorious weather persists, as I rode once again this morning in bright sunshine. When I began, at 8:45, it was already 67°; by the time I finished, at almost 11:30, it had climbed to 79°.

On Friday, May 6. I saw a train on the tracks just west of Marsh Park for the first time in the nearly year-long time I've been riding that trail. Today, I saw another—two in one month!—and this time, unlike before, I actually had to wait almost a minute for it to clear.

The train was one of two noteworthy aspects of today's ride. The other was that my mileage went over 1000 for the year! I didn't reach this level until early August last year, but then, I didn't even get my trike until May 2. Last year I finished at 2423.8 miles. This year, I'd like to see if I can do 3500.

Also, I've noticed that a praise song that came into my head during a ride a few weeks ago is now frequently looping through my thoughts as I ride. This is certainly a nice passage of texted music to have recurring this way!

Oh, Lord, I love You, I want to love You better,

Help me to serve You in everything I do!

Oh, Lord, I love You, I want to love You better,

Help me to be like You!

Today I did three consecutive round trips to Marsh Park, completing the 26 miles in a little over 2:41. And, crunching the numbers just now, I learn that my average riding speed for the year so far is a rather tepid 9.18 miles per hour.