It was a good day for flying a kite, not cycling.

Today was the first time I've ridden a century since IMAZ.  I looked up directions for the South Loop and found a map of another ride in the Mesquite area.  Then I took the two routes, connected them and tweaked it to map out 100 miles.  I set out alone with my phone and a sheet of paper with directions written down.  I obviously forgot a few turns here and there b/c there was some back-tracking and a few stops to figure out exactly where I was.  Luckily google maps on my blackberry bailed me out a few times.  I actually felt pretty strong for 90 miles of the ride, but the last 16 were pretty rough.  The wind was brutal all day, but the last 16 were especially difficult.  I ended up logging a hair over 106 miles.  I'll definitely tweak the route again before I ride it again to hopefully eliminate some of the city miles.