I’ve been in the red since the downtime of February in terms of keeping up with my goal of 5,000 miles this year. Tonight, on the way home, I expect to finally be back in the black! With only 4.94 miles remaining to break through the barrier into a mileage surplus, and at LEAST 7.8 miles ahead of me, only mechanical failure, a collision, illness, or a plague of flying howler monkeys will stop me!

Tonight is my long route too, according to my training “schedule.” I’ll be pushing 16 miles on some leg busting hills tonight. A stiff southwesterly wind will help me on the northerly stretches, as well as the final leg home.