2 1/2 hrs to cover the first 50 miles! Dragon 🐉 was laying down 🫡 Warp 9 ⚡️ Today put me back in my road bike racing days. There was 35 to 45 riders! 4-5 were fast women! The pace right from the start was 25 mph and touching 30 at times. The pack split into after just a couple miles and I was 5-6 from the front. I was surprised at how at ease I felt riding at such high speeds in close quarters as if I’d never left road racing. This was very different from how chasing and catching pelotons of riders like I normally do on weekends. I felt at home! I didn’t see Erik Pippins who invited me to the ride so I dropped back to the second group to see if I could find him. Nope! Oddly they pulled off into a Starbucks off PCH for a coffee and bagel break. I pack all the calories and water I need. So I took off and got all the climbing out of the way which is my achilles when riding with roadies as my trike with 2 full hydration packs probably weighs as much as 4 carbon road bikes. It was affirming to see so many ogling at how it’s possible for a recumbent trike could go head to head with there feather light $10,000 weightless bikes! 😊☺️ Once I dropped off RBC riders I was with at Yorba Regional Park the temperature zoomed up above 100 degrees quickly and zapped the speed right out of me. So I’m sure I toasted my record pace average because of that bit. I did man to still have a couple cups of mango 🥭 juice and water in each 2L or 85 oz bladder by the time got home. Downed a full cold coconut water as I dizzily stumbled in the door as I could tell the sudden stop sent my core temperature into the danger zone! Once my core temperature came downen took a warm shower and spread some towels on my bed and sprawled out in front of the tower fan. Feel much better now. Best riding day in decades!