Finished my first 25 mile ride!!

[TexasKate]

I just completed my first 25 mile bike ride, and I'm so excited!! I've already signed up for another one on April 1st!! Yay!!

[makbike]

Congratulations! It is a great feeling to set your sights on something that at times seems impossible and then to kick it square in the butt! Keep riding and be safe.

marcie

[tprevost]

Great Job TexasKate! Lookin' forward to hearing more :D Is your next ride 25 miles as well?

Tracy

[TexasKate]

Thanks for the encouragement, ladies!

The next ride (charity ride for Children's Cancer Research) has varied distances from 25-100...I'm not sure I'm ready for a century yet (in fact, I KNOW I'm not), but I'm hoping to get up to 50 soon. This next ride I'll stick to 25 until I can finish with no trouble, then bump it up.

I'll keep you posted!

[Nanci]

Congratulations! I bet, if there's a 37 mile option at the next ride, you could do that by then. You have lots of time to train! I did a jump from 100 to 124, (the 100 being a Century in November, but then rides of 60-80 miles on Saturdays in between, till the 124 in January) which I thought would be pretty easy, but it was HARD (but maybe it was the wind) so I was really nervous about going from 124 to 192, (three weeks later) but at the lunch stop on the 192, which fell about 120 miles, I still had tons of energy left. And at the end, I was much less tired/sore than the 124! I am still amazed. That's how the body works- you stress it a little, give it a nice rest, and it's ready to go further, easier! I also like to think of it in terms of hours, rather than miles. It seems much less intimidating to me for some reason.

Nanci

[Melody]

Kate, congrats on making the 25! :) It's always rewarding being able to say "I did that!" :)

If you haven't done so yet, drop by the "Getting to know you" thread in Open Topics and say hi :)

Mel

[bikerchick68]

way to go! 25 miles is a good distance... go drive the route in your car now... you'll be amazed at how far 25 miles really is! good for you... :)

[TexasKate]

way to go! 25 miles is a good distance... go drive the route in your car now... you'll be amazed at how far 25 miles really is! good for you... :)


Ooh I'm not sure I want to - it might scare me off!!! As we were driving back to the starting point from the end of the 25, I found myself looking around going, "I passed THAT?" LOL

I do appreciate the kind words, ladies. This is such a cool site!! :cool:

[bikerchick68]

LOL! The guy I'm dating for now doesn't ride... I drove him on a climbing loop I did... he was floored...:D very amusing... ;)

[sydney_b]

Next thing you know, you'll be using the gmaps pedometer to draw even longer routes.

http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/

I've been mapping the suburbs around my town to create large loops for long non-repeating mileage on the way to work and the way home.

:)

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[TexasKate]

Sydney, that is the coolest thing EVER!! Thanks for sharing it!

[CorsairMac]

Well Done Kate! I remember thinking I could Never ride 25 miles, then thinking I could Never ride 50 etc etc. Now I'm wondering if I want to get involved in brevet riding or not! Keep it up, it is Such a great feeling at the finish!