Although not planned in advance, today's ride was my longest in nearly four years, my first half-century since Bike the Drive 2012, and put me above the 700 mile mark. I left home at 3:44 and returned at 8:13 p.m. Skies were mostly sunny with perfect temperatures in the low 70s with light NE winds. I wore Specialized shorts and original Livestrong jersey. Home . . . to Cloverdale to Lawrence to Thorn to [parking lot] to [portage] to Covington to Fox to Madsen to Kuhn to Woodhill to Woodlake to [Lies Road Path] to High Ridge to Birchbark to Evergreen to Lightning to Springvale to Timber to Christopher to Tall Oaks to Kenwood to Morningside to Saint Charles to [Sonny Acres] to Frontage to Illinois Prairie Path Elgin Spur (at 4:25) to Great Western Trail to Villa Avenue to [7-Eleven for water at 5:25] to Wildwood to [Salt Creek Greenway Trail] to Thomas to Villa to Second to Creekside to Third (because the trail was closed near North Avenue) to Villa to North. Crossed North and took sidewalk westward to Ellsworth to Armitage to Villa to Fullerton to SCGT to its flooded closure north of Lake. I backtracked to Lake and rode sidewalk westward to State to Oak to [baseball park] to SCGT to [Addison Road path] to Forest Preserve to Brookwood to [path] to Prospect to [path] to Bauman to Ridge/Mittel to Clearmont to Carlisle to Brantwood to Arlington to Cosman to Busse Woods spur to Busse Woods loop (ccw). I completed 2/3 of loop, then left loop and retraced path back to Plum Grove to Devon to Countryside to Granville to Prospect to Main to Central to Hill to Maple to West End to Bryn Mawr to Lake to Keeney to Argyle to Virginia to Lawrence to Cloverdale . . . to Home.