Activity: road cycling
Location: Dupont Circle > Potomac/Great Falls, MD > Dupont Circle
Distance: 41.6 miles (moderately hilly)
Duration: 2:10
Weather: mostly cloudy, 78 degrees
Avg HR: 152 (max 173)
Type: aerobic

PPTC “Downtown Breakaway” ride. This is how I celebrated Pioneer Day: by leading a post-rain ride at a decent pace. The first third of the ride was done at a mostly leisurely pace, and was further slowed when one of our group had a mechanical problem (we all stopped to help). The rest was done at a good clip, with four of us pushing the pace up front. I did well on the climb out of Great Falls, which was very cool. We just beat the dark coming back into Dupont.

If anything, this ride got rid of the bad feelings associated with Vino’s scandal at the Tour.