They predicted hot weather today, so I got out early. I skipped my morning nap. It is supposed to get up to 90 degrees. I was around 70 when I got out. Winds from the North West. I wore the standard summer kit. The legs felt pretty good to start. On my way up OTR, I could sense the heat in the air causing it to be less dense. Less dense equals less Oxygen equals more fatigue sensation. Nevertheless, I made it to the summit of OTR in good average time. The Banducci Wall had some traffic mitigation. I kept my eyes and ears alert for cars. I was near max going over the top. I recovered on the flats and then made my way up the remainder of Banducci. After making it to the summit, I pulled over to recover and let traffic by. Shortly after, I headed down the mountain. It was safe with no traffic from behind until I reached the base. The trek to SS was quick. It felt like I had a slight tailwind, but likely a lack of wind altogether. After reaching the front entrance to SS, I took a few moments to recover and stretch while on the bike. Then I made my way around the backside. I put in a good sprint on the downhill. My max speed wasn't that high. I think there was a lack of tailwind at that time. I stopped at the local park to take a quick bio and then got back on the road. I made it past the tunnel in about 1:02 hours. So, pretty good time. I stopped at the local mini mart to mix my sport drink with the extra bottle I had in my saddle bag. I then got back on the road. The trek through the farmlands was mostly steady tempo. Being that the road was chewed up, I was having so swerve around the bumps all the while keeping an eye out for traffic. I made it to Boss Hogs in about 1:26 hours. So, I gave up about 4 minutes. (I had a mild tailwind up to this point). The last climb went as planned. I was doing in and out of the saddle efforts to keep the tempo going. I kept the power down going over the top. As planned, I stopped at the summit to feed a Clif Bar. After that, I got back on the road. Route 202 had traffic mitigation. I had to let traffic through just as I was going to make the left turn onto OTR. I made it there safely. The descent off OTR was enjoyable. I was able to relax a bit and have fun. I pushed over Mariposa and then the dig to the top of Weston where I shut it down.

Concentration was good. I was a bit impatient to start. I had to let the body warm up and acclimate to the slightly warmer and less dense air. Balance and form was good. The shoes, cleat position, saddle height and for-aft feels good. Ailments were minimal. Some hand numbness as usual (while digging out of the saddle). Nutrition was good. I fed a banana and grapes before the ride. I didn't take the usual morning nap, so the nutrition held me over without having to feed much before departing. I fed one Clif Bar with water and about one and a half bottles of sport drink for the duration of the ride. Gear worked flawlessly. Other notes, I saw three cyclists on their way down CVR as I was making my way to Route 202.

Other notes, I noticed that the power metrics appear more than usual. I think it represents better readings than normal and not so much due to improvement on my end. (I could be wrong).