Got up while Ann was still asleep and ate some breakfast, then gathered my gear for the bike ride. She was up before I left, around 8:10. Walked to the bus stop and didn't wait long until it showed up. I got off an exit before I should have but still got to the shop, Unlimited Biking, around 8:45. Had to wait a little bit, then I couldn't get the pedals off the bike, so Alex found another 56 cm bike for me. I changed out the front wheel because the new bike had a flat, and she had enough Allen wrenches to allow me to install my head unit holder as well. I was rolling around 9:20. Headed over to Pennsylvania Ave and took it to 15th Ave, where I turned left and rode out of town and over the Potomac River, following the bike path to where it connected with the Mt Vernon bike trail. I then rode this path all the way to the entrance to Washington's Mt Vernon estate, with a couple of missed turns on the way there. The path frequently had leaves and some cracks, and there were wooden plank bridges over the waterways. Somewhere along the way, I must have hit something on the path because I had a slow leak by the time I got to Mt Vernon. No tire levers, so I decided to pump up the tire and see how far I could get. Followed basically the same route back until I got close to DC. I stopped by the Jefferson Memorial and ended up riding around it, then taking surface streets and sidewalks over to the National Mall. I rode down to the Lincoln Memorial, but it wasn't a good picture spot, so I kept going along the north side of the mall until I got back to 15th Ave. Ended up riding around the White House but there wasn't a good photo op from the north side. So I rode to the south side and got a pic from further away before riding back to the rental place and dropping it off.
Avg speed = 13.2 mph. Total mileage = 41.8 mi
Avg power = 118 W. Weighted avg power = 138 W
Total elevation gain = 1410'
Avg heartrate = 119 bpm (Coospo)
Relative Effort = 57
Training Load = 133
Intensity = 60%
I walked back to where I could catch the bus and looked for a place to grab a bite but didn't find a place. I waited a bit for the bus to arrive and, when it did, lol and behold Ann was on it! We rode back to the bus stop and then walked back to the flat. I ate some cheese and crackers for lunch and drank a beer, then took a short nap. Ann found an interesting event for the late afternoon, an open house event at the Library of Congress. We walked over there and had the opportunity to see the research room, which is normally closed to visitors. They also had a Gutenberg Bible, along with a shammy exhibit of iconic photos. That exhibit could have been larger. We looked at some interesting items in the other wing, including some fun short home videos, featuring Charlie Chaplin and Liza Minelli. Iwas pretty tired and hungry by this time, so we walked back to the Airbnb and had some dinner and a quiet evening.
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