The 76 mile ride today went well in spite of temperatures over 100 degrees as we headed inland. The first part of the ride headed south along the coast including portions of Highway 101. For those of you familiar with 101 it is not a road you would chose for biking. However it has a nice shoulder with the ocean scenery on the right, so it was not too bad. As we headed inland we passed through mostly agricultural areas with light traffic much of the time. For those of you looking on Twitter for my detailed route you may see that it ended about 4 miles short of the hotel in Valencia due to my iPhone battery running out of juice. I have an external battery pack which I didn't connect today thinking I could make it on the internal battery. I won't make that mistake again.
I felt strong again today in spite of the heat. Although I vowed not to, I ended up in one of the lead groups. However, I stayed well within myself and don't feel that I pushed too hard. I guess I'll find out over the next few days as the rides get longer and the temperatures get even higher
It appears I am the oldest of the group by 2 years. The next oldest turned 65 today whereas I turned 67 one week ago. So I guess I am the standard bearer for the "Medicare Crowd".
I've included a picture of me taken at the beginning of the ride today by the beach in Santa Barbara.
Steve
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