Today I got to enjoy what seems like another in a virtually endless stream of glorious days (as the following picture shows). This week is virtually the polar opposite of last week, when we got a glut of (badly needed) rain every day. Today when I began my ride at 10:30 a.m., it was in 54°, and when I finished it had climbed to 71°, al under an unbroken dome of blue.
I hope this doesn't come off sounding sanctimonious (though I'm afraid it might), but I want all my riding (and, in fact, all of my life) to be something that glorifies God. ("Whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God." - I Corinthians 10:31.)
I set off today wanting to ride three round trips to Marsh Park. As I went through the second, however, I was heavily wavering and waffling, justifying a shorter ride by whispering to myself the (very true) statement that, after all, two round trips would still be a good ride. Yes -- but it is all too easy for me to justify shortening my plans, and I'm afraid of getting into a bad habit of doing this too often, so I was very relieved at the end of the second round trip to be able to make the turn and start back for the third. This gave me 26.9 miles, in 3:09, and helped me to top another mileage milestone for the year.
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