Here is the GPS track from the 1000k that Susan completed this morning with me and my friend Steve Davis. It was a very challenging ride. Thanks for your interest and support along the way.
http://home.comcast.net/~cheg01/oly1000/gm%20image.jpg
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Here is the GPS track from the 1000k that Susan completed this morning with me and my friend Steve Davis. It was a very challenging ride. Thanks for your interest and support along the way.
http://home.comcast.net/~cheg01/oly1000/gm%20image.jpg
How many loops did you have to do? Or did you do just one of that loop? That's the Olympic Peninsula, correct? Looks tough!
Salsa, thanks for all the updates. MrSalsa, way to be awesome!
Susan.... you rock!! :D
One figure eight that started west from Olympia around the Olympic Peninsula clockwise. I had 26000 feet and 630 miles on the GPS. I would say it was the toughest ride I've done yet.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tri Girl
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Originally Posted by MM_QFC!
I too think their achievement is truly fabulous and absolutely admirable.
For the record, though, I felt completely guilt-free while hanging out with you, bmccasland, and NbyNW, eating those Mick Jagger fries yesterday. Not an iota of guilt. Not a nanoblip...fill in the blank. :D
P.S. The Olympic Peninsula loop was 600k, the loop of the 8 to the east into the Cascade foothills was 400k.
Simply impressive!!
I have the Adventure Cycling map of the Olympic Peninsula (having thought about doing that one day) and the size of that loop is just enormous. WOW!
So proud of all of you- incredibly impressive!!!
Congratulations Susan! What an accomplishment! I can't wait to read your ride report!
:)
Congratulations! Unfathomable to me. You are bada$$ like a honey badger!! (and I mean that in a good way :D )
:)Quote:
Originally Posted by yellow
My friend Angela sent me a text during the event that said "You are strong like lion!" Totally made me laugh out loud!
Two pounds is a QUART of water. That is a lot for someone as small as you. You might considering aiming to drink more if you can.Quote:
Originally Posted by emily_in_nc
No such thing as losing weight on a ride like this. If I do, I'm doing something very very wrong. Maintaining hydration levels is absolutely critical to success. I did a 24 hour race last year in very hot weather. My crew person brought along a scale and weighed me every couple of hours to make sure I wasn't losing any weight. I had to drink a FULL bottle every single hour to stay on top of my weight. I drank less this ride because it wasn't hot, so I didn't sweat nearly as much. The frequency with which I was urinating let me know that I was getting enough fluid.
As for this weekend: I weighed myself the morning before the event. I weighed myself again this morning. I am UP 6.5 pounds. That has been the typical pattern for me after all of my long brevets. 6-8 pounds of fluid retention. In 2-3 days I'll start peeing like a racehorse and all that extra water weight will disappear in a day. :D
Chris was sooooooo awesome to ride with. For sure they would have finished earlier if I hadn't become a boat anchor in the last few miles. We stopped with only 20 miles to go because I simply couldn't stay awake. I took a table nap while Chris and Steve raided the (closed) starbucks cafe at the 24 hour Safeway in Yelm and made coffee. I apologized for needing the break, but Chris said not to worry: they wouldn't leave me. And they didn't! They were so fabulous. (And, I understand he has a blackmail worthy photo of me taking that table nap. I sure hope I wasn't drooling....)Quote:
Originally Posted by salsabike
Oh, and btw: for anyone who read my first 600K report last year and remembers that I was saved by a guy named Steve on the second day... yup, the very same Steve. Seems I can't accomplish a new distance record without Steve along for the ride. ;)
Susan
Will Steve be in France? If not, maybe you should buy him a ticket. ;) It might be a worthwhile investment!
Yes, he will! So will Chris. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by GLC1968
It's a classic photo! You'll love it. You should post it here whenever he sends it to you. And I can't believe it was THAT Steve. How funny!Quote:
Originally Posted by Susan Otcenas
Randos seem to me to be a pretty great bunch of folks. :)
That is SO true. Since I started back doing brevets this year I have made so many wonderful riding friends - all so collaborative and helpful. These are people who will never leave someone behind, especially in the dark, etc. It's such a great community. And here in CA a lot of that rando community spills over into the people who do double centuries, so we're doubly lucky. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by salsabike
This was very interesting information Susan. This was the 2nd weekend that I rode 90 miles and did not lose an ounce. I guess I am doing something right in that respect. Of course days later watching every morsal of food going into my mouth the 5lbs that I want to lose is still on me, ugh!Quote:
Originally Posted by Susan Otcenas
This makes me sad that we don't have a brevet series in Indiana or double centuries for that matter. The 160-mile RAIN is as close as we get.Quote:
Originally Posted by maillotpois
That's absolutely consistent with what I experience on rides over 150 miles. Up quite a bit (4 - 5 lbs is usual for me) in the week after, then back to normal. At some point, there is an absolute caloric deficit - you just can't take in enough calories to maintain your weight for a ride of that length. With the fluid balance and retention, I find that caloric deficit weight loss doesn't catch up with me until a couple of weeks following. (I'm still in moderate losing weight mode, so I do ultimately like the caloric deficits :) ).Quote:
Originally Posted by Susan Otcenas
Come out and ride with us sometime! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by indysteel
I would love to do that, despite the fact that it would be really humbling.
Humble, bumble. It's all good when you're on a bike. :)
That would be fun. It would be cool to have a Bay Area TE weekend. There is so much fabulous riding here.
Veronica
I'm with Indy - I think I'd be able to stick with you for about 10 meters, and then I'd be off the back;)
I do have a Bike Friday and I would like to visit Cali again. Hmmm....
Nah... there'd be socializing and stopping for good photos. And after the ride eating good food and drinking wine and beer for MP, Jo and Kim. Maybe some ice cream...:D
Veronica
Sign me up!Quote:
Originally Posted by Veronica
I'd be all over that. Does anybody have a 49-50 cm bike I can borrow? :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Veronica
I'm going to start thread in Open Topic on this topic. I thought I'd put it in CA but I don't know if everyone looks at that.
Veronica
Yes. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by indysteel
Both Ohio and Kentucky have a full brevet series. I live in northwest Ohio and it takes 2.5-3.5 hours to get to the Ohio brevets and 6 hours to get to the start of the Kentucky series. Both have excellent RBA's, tough but beautiful routes, and a great group of riders.Quote:
Originally Posted by indysteel
PS. Susan, see you at PBP. I'll be looking for you. I'll be on a red Co-Motion tandem. Feel free to draft on our wheel for some miles and conversation.