The weather is great! In the upper 60’s. Winds from the North West. Favorable to go to SS. I wore arms, knees and a thick base layer. That was more than sufficient. The legs were ok to start. As I was making it to the end of the block, I realized that I forgot a pouch of powder drink that I was supposed to take. At least I brought a third bottle in the saddle bag. I made it to the summit of OTR in good average time. The Banducci Wall had some traffic mitigation. I was near max going over the top. More of the same to the summit. I made it there in about 39 minutes. I took a few moments to recover. I let traffic by, checked the GoPro battery and then headed down the mountain. It was mostly fun and games, but I was playing it safe. The trek to SS was mostly a game of patience. After passing the front entrance, I let up, stretched on the bike and then made my way around the backside. I put in a good sprint, reaching over 40 MPH on the downhill while in the tuck. I made it to the tunnel in about 1:03 hours. So, I was doing good time. I zipped through town and made my way back on the farm lands. I stopped once to BIO at the farm porta-potties. Shortly after I got back on the road. I made my way to the last climb. I passed Boss Hogs in about 1:27-ish minutes. I gave up about 4 minutes on the return. As I was making my way to the last climb, I was getting hunger signs. So, I stopped at the base of the climb to feed. I ended up consuming the entire Clif Bar. After I finished feeding, I got back on the road and finished the climb. There was a slight headwind on the summit, so I was having to grind my way up the last riser. After making it to the summit, I filled my bottle with the extra third water bottle I had in my saddle bag. From there, I headed to Route 202. I was able to recover a bit on the way. Route 202 had some traffic mitigation. I ended up pulling over to let traffic by. The return on OTR was fun and games. I pushed over Mariposa and Weston. I shut it down after making it to the top of Weston.

Concentration was good. I had few lapses and minimal gremlins out there. Balance and form was good. Ailments, some minor hand numbness. I was a bit queasy in the stomach after consuming the energy bar towards the last half hour of the ride. Turns out that I needed to hydrate. Nutrition was mostly good, but I could have used that extra powder drink. Gear held up great. Other notes, I saw one cyclist on OTR. I think there was another, but likely a casual cyclist.