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This was a weekend of great exertion. After yesterday's ride, this morning I played soccer, then drove up to Beverly with my bike in the trunk, dropped off the car with Pietro at Endicott and headed off for some riding. I decided to go visit Maryellen for lunch in Essex but she was not available until 1:30pm, so I headed north on 127 and wound my way through Manchester, Magnolia and Gloucester, before heading west on 133 to Essex. It was a gorgeous day and I enjoyed stopping by Magnolia Beach to sit on a bench while chomping down on a power bar washed down with Gatorade.

After lunch I headed home. This time I thought I would try to follow 107 South all the way into the city, but that was a mistake. With the exception of a few portions, much of the road is not very friendly to bikes, especially when you get down into Everett/Revere. I have to say that generally coming down into the city from the North Shore is not fun. I also have to say that by the time I got home I was pretty beat -- all told I rode 80 miles this weekend (55 on Sunday and 25 on Saturday) and played a soccer game. All on about 2-3 hours of sleep... But it feels good to be able to do that!