Road Ride to Riga

Total for this ride: 29.7 miles
Total for this year: 1159.3 miles

For most of this ride I had absolutely no idea where I was or where I was going.  The ride was the brainchild of one of our Air Force grad students, Jared, who planned the route and led the group.  Group -- there were only four of us.  Jared, my usual riding buddy Bob, Jan (one of our faculty), and myself.  It was interesting to note that half of the members of the group (Jared and Jan) were not only experienced RACERS, they were also younger than Bob and me.  By a lot.  At one point about half way through the ride, as we're struggling to keep up with the young speedsters, Bob looked at me and said "What do you think - average age about 30?" referring to Jan and Jared.  I said "Yeah - and our average is 50".  Anyway, Bob and I spent the entire ride bringing up the rear.  Except for that one time when Jared broke down and we had to go back and wait for him to tighten the bolts on his chain ring.  Or something like that.  Still, it was good for me to ride with guys who were a little faster.  OK, a lot faster.  It definitely forced me to work harder than I normally would, as shown on the GPS.  Average speed for this ride was 15.4 mph - fastest average for any ride I've done this year.