I timed my ride for 70° so about 1 o’clock. I feared some lunch traffic but there wasn’t any. Normal activity tho made me avoid 3 of my favorite hills but oh well.

I expected more wind than there was so I had an easier ride than expected until I had to fight-off getting passed for 4 laps. Made for a challenging ride & in the end the guy who passed me was too pooped to stay at the airport so he went home. I guess then I won.

The protected bike lanes on Davidson have the built-in danger of active business with Shipping-Receiving areas attached so trucks must cross 2 bike lanes to get to their goals. All it takes is for one driver to be distracted & boom. Street Pizza.

I narrowly avoided dying today.

Since the new stadium is under construction the regular loop around the old stadium is impossible so I took advantage of a parking-lot to make my loop. A good ride save for the deliver truck threat.

After some initial app issues due entirely to my own rustiness AirBiking (this is on my my 22nd ride for this year) I got in a good enough 7 miler after nearly 22 minutes. That means I’m 2 minutes behind where I shd be.

I like the AirBike but obviously prefer Halfbiking for a good cardio rush.

Less wind this morning than expected and although I wanted to achieve my first 40 miler in years in the end I cut it short to do some billing. I’ll find the free time later this month; Octobers are always good to me.

I got a later start than planned but there was an inviting lack of traffic up 16th so I made an irreverent loop of 16th to Eastland down 17th to Ordway then up 15th back to Eastland ack down 17th then up 16th back to the regular route. When those roads are clear of traffic the hills are excellent.

The crew took-over part of Holly and 17th to shoot a Car-Chase scene for Nashville 911. Just my luck, that’s where I Halfbike. I did however get in 10 miles before abandoning the territory & I got a cop providing security to check-out the Halfbike website.

Plus I managed to tighten the brakes a bit .

I’m trying to keep a Wednesday Date at the airport for some sprinting . I had underestimated the robustness of the wind but I still had a good time.

The mowing crew was out but I think it’s the chemical that pushes the leaves from trees that bothers my nose & not the flung shards of mown grass.

I wanted an early enough start for 15 miles this time & even tho I missed my window I made it work.

There’s a long uphill on 16th that I enjoy riding but after 8 it’s too trafficked for me.

I haven’t tried my old Friday Route in quite some time. I’m glad to say it went well. 1120 of Up (AppleWatch calculation) over 36 miles. The only obvious hill I avoided was Lilian — ironically one of my favorite park-exits. I took Electric instead.

The place was nearly empty which was strange considering the day was lovely.

My one detour on Davidson