--- A good ride. Wind was about as neutral as possible for the 1st 2 hrs. But then had to fight wind on the downhill 11 mi to Florence so mph avg only 22 (should be an easy 25 w/o wind). Had some supportive wind during part of the ride then on Hwy 50 to Swallows Rd. A twisty mix and then the last 12 mi I was fighting wind. That extra work made me happy with 76 mi.
--- Lots of progress since I began recording work on 7/8, less than 2 months ago. 1st ride of this loop was on 7/17 (which had a slightly easier variation for the last 25 mi).
--- But I can tell the bad hip is really limiting riding ability now, though (just as it almost stopped me from being able to finish mowing the lawn 2 days ago). Wed can't come soon enough but I sure am not looking forward to another rehab session (but I can think of Kim Chambers in "Why We Swim").