Commuting

Perfect time to ride to work as Tori's wagon is giving us grief. Wouldn't start for some reason yesterday....she was lucky the Jp was in the garage. So I hadn't planned on riding in today due to the tri training running session tonight but did anyways. My goal was to put on lots of miles this year and this is a way to do it...plus there is all the other obvious benefits of commuting.
Yesterday I participated in my first WNBRide...and the weather was the best it's been yet this year. The temp gauge on my bike computer read 77 when we left the lot and 66 about 2 hours (+\-) later when I got home, just beautiful out. After work yesterday I rode home trying not to burn up too much energy. Got home and made a sammy, watched a little Oprah and then realized it was already 4:40. Knowing the group leaves at 5 I grabbed my water bottles, 2 tubes/co2's and jumped on the bike. Rode the 5 or so miles to the meeting spot w/ only minutes to spare. We took off South against the wind. I wasn't sure how long I could hold out but I hung on the whole way....it was too nice to turn off. So yesterdays total was like 56 miles. Oh yeah-and I was the only one to get a flat....again! Back tire this time....ERRRR.
This morning's ride info: ESE med wind/ 7.8 miles/27.5min/17mph ave/500 cals burned give 'r take