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Too Hot in Phoenix!     Ride Stats Distance: 64.30 miles Time: 05:01:30 Category: general: event - group Route: Ride for the Children Temp: Min: 60 Avg: 74 Max: 88 Weight: 294 Avg Speed: 12.80 mph Terrain: Road: Rolling Bike: Trek 1.2 Road Club: Southwest Bicycles Cycling Club Navigate by: blog entry | ride entry | any entry << Prev Blog  Saturday, April 20, 2013  Next Blog >>  2013 Ride for the Children Rode to the event. Took longer to get there than I had planned, it was 14.2 miles and about an hour and 15 minutes of riding. Still I got there with plenty of time to check-in and get my rider number. Met Teresa, Paul, and Teri at the start, but didn't ride with them for long. Decided to only ride the 25 mile route, due to being out of shape and having shifting problems. Finally met James, aka JDOG, from bikejournal.com. He actually recognized me and we chatted for a while, until the rolling hills. I wasn't prepared for the hills and didn't down shift to my small ring in time, so had to finally stop to see if I could shift it that way. Luckily, a lady stopped to help and we got it to down shift. I stayed in my small ring for the rest of my ride. I'll have to go to the shop sometime next week to see what they can do. Met up with Teresa, Paul, and Teri back at the start. They also decided to only ride the 25 mile route. After some snacks and conversation, we all headed home. I rode south on 56th St to Sweetwater, then sort of got lost around the Paradise Mall area. I don't really remember what roads I took, but eventually I found Sweetwater again and headed west. Took a right on 20th St, up and past Lookout Park, then west on the Greenway Parkway bike path, and took a long break at Moon Valley Park. Finished by riding to the AZ canal, west to 47th avenue, north to Sweetwater, then home. Had some twinges that felt like cramps, but rode through them. Only my 2nd metric this year. 3 member views | 88 total views          report problem | Show 2 Comments |

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