I've been off the bike for a week. It rained for three days, I cut my hand in exactly the wrong place, and I've had a lot of work to do. Today was my first ride since last Tuesday.

It was a good ride though. I didn't gain any weight back in the last week, and my average speed was the best so far this season. That's in spite of the fact that they're doing construction on Route 1 again and I had to ride on hot, sticky tar for about a mile.

Stats: 31.05 miles (49.99 km) in 100' 39" for an average speed of 18.50 mph (29.80 kph).