The Illusive Hundie!

For as long as I can remember, my typical cycling goal has been to log one hundred miles weekly. Over the years there have been a few times where that number has been exceeded; however, most weeks the total is somewhat less. In recent years, it has been a little more challenging to get it done.
Today, I left the house later than usual for a Saturday ride. Seems mowing the yard was what needed to be done and when I completed that task and the wind picked up, I thought of scrapping the bike ride. This is the typical routine ... make an excuse not to ride. Oh how I hate riding in the wind ... another good reason to stay home.
Then it hit me, a good ride would propel me to the illusive goal of one hundred miles for the week. So, with that in mind, I filled my water bottles and mounted my Roubaix for a windy ride. Traveling west (generally) on the American River Bike Trail, I wondered to myself why I was out here on such a windy day? Curiously, my speed seemed to be faster than usual. Interesting!
After arriving at Harrington Drive I turned around and headed back to Folsom. Wow, now the wind is at my back and I'm moving a lot faster too! Nice! At one point, a guy on a tricked out time trial bike passed me. He was wearing a red, white, and blue "Brooklyn" cycling jersey. I thought for a moment and then elected to chase him. Could I really catch this guy?
I shifted into the big ring and hammered the pedals with everything I could muster. A quick glance at my cyclocomputer revealed my speed to be approaching 26 MPH! Sweet!
Within a quarter mile, I closed the gap on him! As I passed the miniature train tracks the realization hit me that I was about to "red line" so I backed off and let him get away. At 160+ beats per minute, it was the right decision. What the heck, that was the quickest quarter mile I've ridden this year!
Upon arriving home, I was excited to get to the computer and log my ride. Yes, I made it over one hundred miles for the week! Nice job! In checking my journal, this was the first 100+ mile ride since the week of April 6, 2008. Let's not wait that long until the next one!!