I took off on the F5 this morning and rode a variation of my State Highway 19 Loop. The seven mile stretch of FM 1861 that I always ride has been repaved with fresh boulder seal, so I skipped it and came back on FM 2709 instead. I don’t much like it. It’s rolling hills have too many blind spots where drivers tend to pass too close. FM 1861 has so little traffic that it’s going to take that new boulder seal a long time to smooth out. One more rough stretch of road added to too many miles of rough road around here already.

I ended up with 52.3 miles today. With Wednesday afternoon’s 40 miles and Thursday morning’s 30 miles, that gave me 122 miles for the week. I had ridden 120 miles each of the two previous weeks, and finished the month of September with 510 miles. That’s a decent month for me, and keeps me on pace to make my mileage goal for the year.

It was 59 degrees this morning, and pretty cool on Thursday morning, as well. I wore shorts both days, but went with long sleeves. I hadn’t done that in quite a while; I’m glad to finally see some cooler fall weather.

Today’s version of the State Highway 19 Loop route.