Didn't post after yesterday's ride, so this is a 2-fer. After not cycling for 3 days over the weekend, my body was well recovered - but I'd done a good bit of destructive dieting over the weekend as well at CigarFest 2009. So the ride to Norfolk and back was desperately needed.

Today, I intended to push the distance a little further, and also wound up heading in a new direction - south. the ride took me down South Canton road through Crary Mills, across 68, up Butternut Ridge Rd., and then back home on 56 through Hannawa Falls.

22.4 miles in 1:37 for an average speed of 13.8 MPH.

The original plan would have taken me down Bagdad Rd. instead of S. Canton Rd., and up County Rte 28 instead of Butternut Ridge Rd for a total distance of 25.0 miles - but I missed one turn, and then lost track of where I was, so I took a road I knew instead.

Oh well, time to clean up, and maybe have a cigar to reward myself.

And on the 7'th day... he made it back to his original distance and original speed. Today's ride took me 20 miles to Hotel Grande in Norfolk, and then home again. Round trip was 1:28 minutes for an average speed of 13.6 MPH.

Definitely feel as though I could have gone further - will push it a little more tomorrow, and then hopefully be up around 25 or 30 miles when I get back to it after a weekend off.

For now, though, time to take a shower, cook some dinner, and then off to open mic night at La Casbah