81st ride 0f 2016 - Saturday, 5/28/2016

I am trying to establish the routine of doing a long ride every Saturday, and gradually lengthening it throughout the summer so that, by this fall, I can achieve the goal of riding a "century" (100 miles in a day). Accordingly, I went out at 8 a.m. today and rode 4 round trips the Marsh Park, completing the 34 miles in a few seconds under 3:40. This was not a good pace, but I'm glad I was able to complete the mileage in suboptimal conditions. For one thing, my feet were hurting terribly toward the end. I ride wearing plain white tube socks, and I'm certain that a better option must exist. It also remains quite muggy today: weather.com currently (a bit before noon) says it is 82° and feels like 84°.