A nice evening

Last night I decided to get in a quick ride before dark. I got on the road at 7 hoping to get in a loop through Harvard with a couple of long hills. The first 5 miles were slow and I just felt sluggish. Once I got onto Oak Hill things started to come together. Oak Hill is an approximately 3 mile climb and it loosened me up well. I decided to take the back road down to Rte 117 and come back on 110. 110 is a long climb with varying grades. I felt great riding it. There were no cars out so it was peaceful and I could see to my left Mt Wachusett. On Saturday we are going to try a ride out there. I continued home and made it just before dark. It was a 28.5 mile ride and I averaged 16.6 mph. Not bad for a loop with so many hills. Now it is time to rest up for Saturday. The loop to Wachusett is almost 80 miles and includes at least 15 miles of hills. I am keeping my fingers crossed for good weather.