83 miles on the road !

This past week included two sessions on the trainer, for a total of 1hr, 40 minutes.

And, one run and exercise session.

And today, as the title goes, I rode 83 miles.  On the Natchez Trace again.  Today, I did not wear my splint, but I did wear two gloves on my right hand.  Not once did I perform a normal right hand/rear wheel braking because my thumb and ligament is too sensitive still.  I did brake with the right hand a few times, when stopping at one of the rest stops for water and rest.  But, I support the hand only with the palm of the hand and the butt of the thumb - I keep the thumb outside the handlebar, not wrapped around the bar to the inside.  I did practice once braking easily in the normal fashion toward the end of the ride.  Not safe to do.

Avg. speed first 1/2 about 16.8.  Avg. speed overall 15.1.  A hot day today.

Total training miles to date then.

684 + 27 pedaling + 83 = 794 miles