Another stellar day weather-wise, so I went for a bike ride around Lake Washington. This time I was aiming for a full loop. I ate and hydrated myself pretty well, so I opted not to take a food and water-filled backpack with me which I thought might be a good idea based on my previous experience. It turned out just fine (I had two big Gatorade-filled bottles in my cages and an energy bar in the pack underneath my saddle). I stopped at Juanita Beach Park in Kirkland to refill a bottle and just past the I-90 junction to eat the bar. Otherwise it was smooth sailing although the last 10 miles were pretty hard as my legs started to feel considerably weaker.

Incredibly, I just missed the 100 kilometer mark! I could have ridden around the block a couple of times just to get it but I figured I'll plan a ride next time that will go over that. For example, if I went through Medina, I would have easily done it. I don't feel bad at all 'cause this was the furthest I've done. Now, I still can't figure out how the Tour de France riders go over 200km in one day and then repeat that day after day!!!

BTW, I will get Google Maps to work someday (it's really useful because you can zoom-in to a street level)! I'm including a snapshot of the route for now.
NOTE: 07/13/2006: It's working!

Map created by GPSVisualizer.com

Distance (km) 95.2 84.6 74.1 63.5 52.9 42.3 31.7 21.2 10.6 0.0

Total: 59.6mi (95.9km) Bike Ride; 2579 cal.; 142 lb.

[Backdated 07/10/2006]