| psuambassador ( @ 2007-08-26 14:06:00 |
105 All the way Live!
It was 102 degrees and I was just thrown over my aero bars onto the ground. Parts of my brake levers were missing, my bar end shifter was turned sideways, and my palms were bleeding, so what did I do...I picked myself up, checked the rest of my bike and rode 65 more miles.
Yesterday, was not the easiest day of riding, but despite the overwhelming heat and humidity, I rolled out for 105.5 miles. Riding with some tri buddies who pushed me to go farther, I picked up the pace to the tune of 1 mph faster average. That is a lot considering I took the final 16 miles relatively easy. Often I was riding around 21 mph.
It was good to get a little speed in, especially during such a long distance ride. Because I kept up with my nutrition and hydration, I didn't really feel weak until the very end.
That was my second full century, third ride over 95 miles, and one of maybe a 8 rides over 80 to this point. I'm pretty happy with my cycling base to this point. I am planning on getting two more centuries in during september and one more during my peak weeks in October.
For now, I'm going to rest up and get ready for another week.
It was 102 degrees and I was just thrown over my aero bars onto the ground. Parts of my brake levers were missing, my bar end shifter was turned sideways, and my palms were bleeding, so what did I do...I picked myself up, checked the rest of my bike and rode 65 more miles.
Yesterday, was not the easiest day of riding, but despite the overwhelming heat and humidity, I rolled out for 105.5 miles. Riding with some tri buddies who pushed me to go farther, I picked up the pace to the tune of 1 mph faster average. That is a lot considering I took the final 16 miles relatively easy. Often I was riding around 21 mph.
It was good to get a little speed in, especially during such a long distance ride. Because I kept up with my nutrition and hydration, I didn't really feel weak until the very end.
That was my second full century, third ride over 95 miles, and one of maybe a 8 rides over 80 to this point. I'm pretty happy with my cycling base to this point. I am planning on getting two more centuries in during september and one more during my peak weeks in October.
For now, I'm going to rest up and get ready for another week.