78.3 or 126

Miles or kilometers, whichever you prefer.

It's the longest ride I've done so far, and I did it on my single speed.  

Coming back was straight into a headwind, which killed my average speed, made me the slowest rider, and caused me to curse like a sailor.  But I still did it. 

A year ago I couldn't have ridden nearly eighty miles, yet during this ride I felt good.  I was in tune with my bike, keeping a decent speed and just thinking how great it felt to be out riding.  And while the last twenty miles got pretty hard, I still ended the ride with a good feeling.  

More photos under the cut.  

Beautiful Morning

After the storms yesterday, the air is clear, and you can actually see the Santa Monica mountains!  There are still major sand dunes covering The Strand, but since I've been commuting on the District, I've got no problems with it :]

Not to mention the photo of the day in the LA Times is this gem:

Image via LA Times

Aaaaand 300 miles!  Woohoo!  

2012 Distance Count: 302 Miles | 486 Kilometers

100 And Counting!

Just passed the 100 mile mark for this year!  Hopefully there will be a lot more where that came from.  

And on the car so far this year?  30 miles.  

Lets keep this up - here's to many more cloudy morning, foggy evening, oceanside commutes! 

2012 Distance Count: 105 Miles | 169 Kilometers