First Ride in Georgia

I love Georgia. I lived here for many years, and have pined for the state while I lived in South Carolina. Now, after a year in Virginia, I came back in the late July and have to say, I LOVE Virginia summers. Oh my gosh... the weather down here is horrible. Sadly, though it is no where near as bad as when I was in high school. We are not hitting 110 yet. Still, upper 90s with a side order of 90% humidity, I do not miss this!

Which is why I will cycle in the mornings or late at night. I went for a ride at 10:00 this morning, and that was very nearly too late. Fortunately, I was able to ride with my wife. She's great, but a lot slower than I am, which may be a good thing. I'm sure that if I pushed myself at my normal pace I would have gone too hard in the heat. As it stood, we managed a nice 12 mph. (Which was much like riding with my nephew... you can check that story if you like.)

I must admit that the roads, hills, and everywhere else I used to go seemed to be a lot easier than before. I don't know if it was because of the additional year of practice or if it was from the decreased in speed. Either way, I think I was sweating more from the heat than the ride.

We managed a nice 5.33 miles today, and I look forward to another ride tomorrow. I hope that I can go with Wifey again, but we will see about that in the morning.