Phoenix, AZ — Today Ted and I headed out on our own while Heather attended to business. We rode out over Usery, then over to Saguaro up to Beeline then back. It was a 3.5 hr ride and we tried to keep it zone 1-2. Anytime the road would start to climb a little, Ted would end up pushing harder than I’d like. I wanted to keep my wattage below 300, because I knew if I went over that for very long, I wouldn’t be able to go for 3-4 hours. I usually just dropped off his pace and we’d re-group later. It was a beautiful day and it was so clear once we got outside the city limits. On the way back, Ted started to bonk. At first I wanted to blame it on his fast pace early on, but then I learned he hardly had anything to eat that morning. We stopped at a store while we both refueled. He felt better the rest of the way home and overall it was a great ride.