Here are the latest numbers year-to-date:
5,318 miles
375,146 feet climbed
Not sure what the fall season has in store (other than the Austin Livestrong Challenge and The Borrego Double Ordeal), but looking forward to the path on which I’m pedaling. End of summer in San Diego means a few things. Fewer tourists on the coast by the ocean. Fewer cars. Shorter days. The need for more focus on what can be accomplished during daylight. Consider: There’s indoor must-dos. And then there’s outdoor want-to-dos. Balancing both ends of the spectrum makes for a nice list of grateful-to-be-able-to-dos.
Hope your first week of September goes well, and your rides and training take you where you want to be.
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