What a day! First, the weather in North Texas is exquisite. Thank God for global warming! Second, I rode my bike for the sixth time in eight days, the fourth time in five days (covering 136.3 miles), and the third day in a row. I broke my personal record on the 34-mile course. It used to be 17.30 miles per hour. Now it's 17.45 miles per hour. (I've ridden this particular course 65 times.) The funny thing is that I felt tired this morning. I told Katherine that I'd probably take it easy (instead of hammering). Ha! I felt good (meaning strong) and worked hard in the second half of the ride to break the record. I listened to music the entire way. The image in this post is of the Trinity River, which parallels the trail for many miles. You can see the effect of our recent rains, which eroded the banks. My maximum heart rate today was 157. My average heart rate was 120. According to my GPS device, I burned 1,893 calories, which will allow me to eat some extra leftovers.
