This was my "51 at 51" half century ride. Home to Cloverdale to Lawrence to Thorn to Schick to Covington to Fox/Madsen/Kuhn to Burdette to Pleasant Hill to Great Western Trail to IPP(Elgin spur) to Frontage/St. Charles to Morningside to Kenwood/Tall Oaks to Christopher to Timber to Springvale to Lightning to Evergreen to Birchbark to High Ridge to Lies to Hawk Hollow South Trail to Schick to Bartlett to [Wilcox Trail] to Prospect to North to Lake to Mark Thomas to Chestnut to Sycamore to Center to Laurel/Short to McKool to Lacy to Park to Woodland Heights/Buttitta/Laurie to Kingsbury to Weathersfield to Knollwood to Bode to Braintree to Parker to Salem to Weathersfield to Summit to Niagara to Mohawk to Wise to Michigan to [sidewalk trail] to Schooner to Longboat to Bluejay to Oriole to Plum Grove to Lawrence to Rose to [Roselle Metra] to Maple to West End to Bryn Mawr to Mensching to Rosedale to [Lake Street Bridge] to William to Scenic to Royal to [Springfield Park trail] to Lawrence to Cloverdale to Violet to Cambridge to [Indigo Lake trail] to Indigo to Cloverdale. Rode 3 additional miles along Cloverdale and Lawrence Roads before returning Home. Began ride at 9 a.m. Temperatures were in the upper 70s with light westerly breezes. I didn't plan to go 51 miles until I was well into the ride; the decision pushed the ride more into the 1-2:00 hour than I would have liked. The sun felt much hotter than the air temperature suggested.