Today was pretty much a copy of yesterday's ride—I left again at 6:30, and rode three consecutive round trips to Marsh Park. The only differences were that I was slightly slower today, covering the 26 miles in 2:58 rather than yesterday's 2:52, and as day broke, it revealed a slightly less brilliantly blue sky today, with some clouds interspersed. It was a bit warmer today, though—71° at 6:30, and 73° when I finished. And by the end, the cloudiness had increased somewhat, and a light sprinkle was just barely beginning.
As the Jedi Master of setting intermediate goals,
I realized last weekend that I I really pushed myself in a very disciplined and diligent manner, I could reach 2400 miles by this coming weekend, and 2500 before September arrived. So far, so good—I've put myself in position to do that, so now I just need to continue pushing (and pedaling).
As in the past, I found today that the mental aspect of keeping myself going is by far the most challenging aspect of doing a "longer" ride. It's so easy to think, as the second round trip is drawing to a close, "Well, this has been a good 18-miles ride ... I don't really need to do that third round trip today." But, I'm heartily glad I could push myself to do it.
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