A very nice ride this morning on the
Quivira Park Bike Group's
Kill Creek Park Route. We had 13 riders and were quite fortunate as there was a series of thunderstorms and heavy rain starting Friday afternoon that did not end until late Friday night. In some areas in the Kansas City metro area there was 2 1/2 to 3 inches of rain with several small stream flood warnings. The streets were a bit wet at the beginning of the ride and except for some branches down we did not notice much of the impact of the storms. We needed the rain since it has been so dry and hot but not in such a bolus amount.
We had a new rider, Tim who is a fellow
Michigan State University Spartan, that helped push our fast group even faster as they averaged 20 MPH and with the humidity, which was around 95% during the ride, I took up with the slower group going around 15 MPH on average. Temperatures were only in the mid 70's at the start and mid 80's at the end with only a 2-3 MPH breeze from the northwest. The humidity was the factor for me, however. In fact it was a six water bottle day for me and required an extra stop on the way back for ice water on 119th Street before we turned on Renner Road. Pictured to the left from left to right are Ed, Griffin, Randy, Jim, Carlo, Greg, Joe, Bob, Marshall, Garrett, and Tim.
Ron, pictured to the left, did not have the time to do the whole route with us from
Quivira Park, so he turned around at 151st Street and Gardner Road. A map of the ride from my house can be uploaded from my
Garmin. Total distance was just under 78K and average speed was just under 25 KPH for me which includes a slow warm-up ride.
I am proud to report that with the four rides I did this week, it is the first time that I have completed 328 kilometers, or 204 miles, in one week!
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