It's been a tough couple of days. My concentration is a bit sketchy. I really needed this ride. I decided to head up to the Banducci summit and then add the Walmart bike path. The wind was from the South East. The body felt good to start. I made it to the end of OTR in good time. I was able to climb the Banducci wall without red-lining it much. The remainder of the climb was no less than moderate tempo, and not so much high tempo. There was some traffic mitigation, but wasn't too much. I took a few moments rest at the summit and then headed back. There was a head wind on the way up Highline. I kept the tempo steady. Out of the saddle a lot. I made it to the Walmart bike path and made my way to the end of it. I headed back after reaching the turn-around point. I held an easy tempo on the way back to Highline. From there I headed to the next summit with a nice tailwind. The descent went quick. Nearing 40 MPH on the downhill. When I reached OTR, I pulled over to swap out the GoPro battery. After that it was mostly fun and games. Concentration was ok. The music definitely helped. Gear worked great. I used some finish line lube on the cleats. No squeaking from them, but will have to clean them out with a solvent. Balance and form felt good. Ailments were minimal. Just the usual hand soreness. Other notes, I saw at least one cyclist and a few runners.

Other notes: The HR monitor was off, today.

(It was giving false readings).