Apparently, I get quite salty

Preparing for the upcoming Century on August 5th, I rode the Fruit Stand ride today (the end of these directions are totally screwed up, so ignore everything after mile marker 41.32. It claims the the turn onto Lilac Dr. is easy to miss. It’s very easy, as Lilac doesn’t intersect Castle Hill Rd. Thanks to technology, a cell phone and a remote Google mapping got be back on track when I did this ride last week.

Knowing where I was going this time around, I had a wonderful ride (despite a peak temperature of 102 degrees). As you can see, I tend to let a little salt fly.

Stats:

64.30 miles in 3:47:37, or 16.6 mph avg. (my fastest average ride to date -- of any distance)

The CalCycling site claims that it’s 4922 ft. of climbing, though the CicloMaster claims 3946 ft. I’m choosing to believe it’s barometric pressure changes between the 70 degree weather in Oakland and the 102 degree weather in San Ramon that freaks out the computer.

In any case, I’m feeling a tad more confident about the upcoming Century, despite some dehydration today. All-in-all a fantastic ride.