I started my Thursday ride earlier than usual, knowing that storms were coming. I stayed on the Joe Pool dam, figuring it would be a quicker escape from there, and kept my speed over 20 mph, except for the one lap I rode with Mark Metcalfe, listening to RAAM stories. That lap knocked my average down a bunch: 26.5 miles at 18.5 mph.
 
It was a very nice ride, and I beat the storm back to my truck, but just barely, getting drenched while putting the bike in the rack and my stuff in the truck.