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Distance: 24.40 miles Time: 01:59:00 Avg Speed: 12.30 mph
Route: Commute to work Altitude Gain: 355 ft Calories Burned: 461
Max Speed: 25.80 mph Weight: 347 Category: general: commute - solo
Terrain: Road: Flat Bike: Specialized Crosstrail (Retired) 700c Hybrid Club: Blackhawk Bicycle and Ski Club
Weather Conditions: Overcast, NNE at 7 mph, temperature 57°F

Distance: 20.48 miles Time: 01:33:00 Avg Speed: 13.21 mph
Route: Rox River Trail - Elgin to Algonquin Altitude Gain: 0 ft Calories Burned: 461
Max Speed: 19.00 mph Weight: 347 Category: general: leisure - solo
Terrain: Road: Flat Bike: Specialized Crosstrail (Retired) 700c Hybrid Club: Blackhawk Bicycle and Ski Club
Weather Conditions: Sunny, wind NE at 8 mph, temperature 64°F

Distance: 28.67 miles Time: 02:27:00 Avg Speed: 11.70 mph
Route:   Altitude Gain: 435 ft Calories Burned: 645
Max Speed: 32.30 mph Weight: 347 Category: general: commute - solo
Terrain: Road: Flat Bike: Specialized Crosstrail (Retired) 700c Hybrid Club: Blackhawk Bicycle and Ski Club
Weather Conditions: Sunny, wind NE at 10 mph, temperature 71°F
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 Horse Turds Galore
On my way home I decided to try taking the Prairie Path segment from Elgin to West Chicago. Amoung the highlights of this trail are: loose gravel, flooded low areas, dangerous construction zones, horse turds galore, and breaks in the trail. What a mess.

When I finally got to West Chicago, I decided to take roads back home. I then got lost in a subdivision, which seemed to be a traffic maze with no way out. Some kind lady advised me to keep turning right and that that would take me around the perimeter of the subdivision and then intersect with a road with which I was familiar. It worked. I finally made my way over to the Fox River Trail and followed that to home.


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