When I go on a long ride, the first 10 miles seems the most challenging. It's always so good to get that first 10 miles completed. What about your rides?
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11-21-2009, 04:15 PM #1
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What part of your ride seems the most challenging?
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11-21-2009, 04:20 PM #2
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The first is always the hardest because most of the time I have to drag myself out to do it. Once I'm out there, it's gravy.
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11-21-2009, 04:21 PM #3
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Yep I would agree the beginning is always the hardest for me. I find the first hour is yuck and then my body seems to get into a rhythm and its ok.
The most effective way to do it, is to do it.
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11-21-2009, 05:20 PM #4
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I guess I'm the exception here...as the most challenging for me is in the middle. The first 10 miles, I'm still warming up...but somewhere in the middle, like around the 40 or 50 mile mark, is when most of my pain issues start to rear their ugly heads. The last 10, is when I'm on my way back home...so mentally, it feels easier to me because I know it's almost over.
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11-21-2009, 05:51 PM #5
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Totally depends on which direction I'm going on my ride. Lots of rolling hills around here, every ride is quite different as to where the hardest climbs are for me.
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11-21-2009, 05:54 PM #6
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Whichever part is into the wind.
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11-21-2009, 06:00 PM #7
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I always seem to find my groove at the last third of the ride. The beginning is usually the hardest, because I have to drag myself out there. After that, I find some kind of a rhythm.
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11-21-2009, 06:21 PM #8
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Oh yes, the wind!
Originally Posted by OakLeaf
How come I don't feel it pushing me when it's at my back, but I sure feel it when it's hitting me in the face!
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11-23-2009, 03:52 PM #9
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Murphy's First Law of Cycling is: You shall always have a headwind! Originally Posted by OakLeaf
For me, it depends on the route and how hilly it is.
Sometimes, for the last 10 miles, the group is in "cruise" mode through the park, which is relatively flat and easy riding. It's a nice cool-down/come back to earth, after a brutal middle of the ride.
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