PM: 4 hours 6'. 71.5 miles @ 17.4 MPH. 215W. HR 137.
Solid ride despite some jerk at the Baldwin circle who squeezed me out and I raised my hands in a WTF gesture. He then proceeded to follow me. You've never seen road rage like you see in Michigan. Car culture is all that matters and it really shows up when you are a cyclist. I could just have easily spit tagged his car or put out a taillight with my bike pump. Decided to ignore him and keep riding, but he slow rolled behind me for a while. Took me a long time to settle down. Usually I stew for a few minutes and carry on, but this sent me for 90' or so. Decent power. I was around 220 or so until I hit Orion Oaks and the power dropped. I thought my speed would be closer to 18+ with slightly higher power than normal, but I think the wind did it. I didn't feel as good energy wise as last week, but I took in a good deal of calories. I think for rides of 4+ hours I will mix my bottles at race strength.
We took the boys to Canterbury Village for the Halloween event. It is always a highlight of the fall for us.
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