Finally, after several stressful training rides, I finally had a fun one! I call this the "pleasant ride" because I rode through several pleasant-sounding names; Sweet Home, Pleasant Valley, Mt. Pleasant, Mt. Hope, Golden Valley, all the places that sound as lovely as the day. I truly started to have fun on this ride, real, live fun! The coolest thing about this ride is that I maintained a 16 mph average all the way until mile 65! I tried really had those last few miles to keep the pace up, but my body couldn't take those final hills at speed. This was a training ride in its purest form; I pushed myself and finished just as it got too tough!