Biking to Work: Week 7, Day 2

Quickly... the ride home on Friday was not only slower than the usual ride home, it was slower than the ride in. I suspect there are/were several reasons: 1) the heat, 2) the wind, and 3) my legs. The weather conditions are noted below; my legs - I think they were still a little tired from the ride on Wednesday. I noticed it a bit on the ride in but it didn't affect the ride; I think in combo with the weather, though, it did make a difference on the ride home.

The current plan (as I sit in the comfort of my townhouse :-)) is to ride Monday, Wednesday, and Friday this week. Fingers crossed.

Weather: mid 70s and humid going in, mid 90s and not quite so humid coming home. There was a decent head wind on Great Seneca Hwy, too.

Location: The tried and true route from Germantown to Bethesda and back.

Biking Companions: Jane.

Trail/Road conditions: Unless something changes, just remember that the neighborhood roads suck, traffic in Montgomery Co. is not friendly to bikers, and there's always *one* out there that's just stupid.

The numbers:
To Bethesda:
Distance: 17.60 miles
Avg Speed: 13.1 mph
Max Speed: 30.4 mph
Riding Time: 1:20:00
GPS Only: overall avg: 12.6 mph
GPS Only: total ascent: 899 ft.

To Germantown:
Distance: 18.05 miles
Avg Speed: 13.0 mph
Max Speed: 34.8 mph
Riding Time: 1:23:00
GPS Only: overall avg: 11.9 mph
GPS Only: total ascent: 1046 ft.

(The distance coming home was slightly less because the GPS wasn't able to track on to the satellites very quickly on the ride home; started tracking a bit after leaving the office. I don't have an explanation as to why it says I did an extra 50 ft of ascent.)