Hottest Day of the Year, and Another Milestone

No, I am not exaggerating. Seriously, today was the hottest day of 2009 in this area. The temperature was up to 99 with a heat index of nearly 110. I swear, I thought I was back in Georgia. Nonetheless, I went for my ride today. Although I could have easily written off part (if not all) of it, I knew I needed to go.

So I ran my errands by the post office, registered my son for kindergarten, and picked up some textbooks from the junior college (where I teach at nights). All in all it turned into a 9.75 mile ride for the day, but it was miserable!!!

I stopped three times to fill up my water bottle, and even stopped in one convenient store just to cool down for a couple of minutes. My legs were putty and nearly useless by the time I got home. I felt worse then after Saturday's ride more than twice as far.

The worst part was that I was so tired, I fell asleep before taking a shower. Ugh....

Fortunately, tomorrow will not be as hot, and the rest of the week is lining up for the mid-80s. I am looking forward to some good rides before I must return to teaching.

The other great milestone is that today I passed 400 miles on my bike! It's a little weird thinking that I have ridden that far, but obviously I have. I am looking forward to many more miles, but also looking forward to losing some weight. Alas, I still haven't come to weigh myself. I guess I'll do that in another hundred miles or so...