I was a bit undecided what to do today. I ended up making it a recovery / transition ride. I plan on doing a good climbing day on the next ride. The legs felt good to start. The weather is warm with clouds. So, I was in cloud cover part of the time. Winds from the South East. I had to do an important errand in the morning, so this ride was perfect for this time of the day. I made it to the summit of OTR in good time. I did good tempo on the 1 mile climb up Highline. I was near max at the summit. I made the quick round-about through the buffalo run region. After making it back to Highline, I had a bit of fun on the descent with a tailwind. Turning over my biggest gears. After making it back to OTR, I was able to relax on the descent. I pushed moderately over Mariposa. Shutting it down when I reached the summit of Weston. Concentration was good. Minimal lapses, the morale felt good. Gear worked flawless. Balance and form was good. Nutrition was good. I had a couple waffles with a bit of honey and a Clif Bar before the ride. It staved off the hunger. I drank about half my Gatorade, no water. Ailments were minimal. My left knee was a bit tender to start. I told myself that it would get better. And it did. Went back to normal in about 15 to 20 minutes. Other notes, I saw mom as I was making my left turn back onto WTR.