Although it was still an abnormally chilly day for mid-October, today was a full ten degrees warmer than last Sunday. Hooray! With sunny skies and light winds, the weather conditions were much better for today's ride, which will be one of the last rides of my season. Today, I rode 20.8 miles, pushing my seasonal total to 1,272.8 miles. My seasonal total is now 46.6 miles greater than my 2008 total. Will there be more miles to come? Only time (and weather conditions) will tell.
On this day, I rode familiar streets within Schaumburg, Hanover Park, and Bartlett, but in a counter-clockwise fashion. I'm not sure why I typically start this great loop in a northwesterly direction through Bartlett, but today, this segment of my route was at the end of the ride instead of the beginning. As I rode today, I tried to soak in the full Zen experience of cycling -- the life energy contained in my breathing and the rhythm of my pedaling, the natural beauty that surrounds me as I ride, and the feeling of "oneness" that characterizes each sojourn into this parallel world. Soon, my cycling season will end, and I will once again long for the experience.
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