My longest ride yet... :)

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Well I just had to crow today a little bit, I set a new distance record for myself. Actually it was my DH's longest ride ever as well...70 miles!

We intended a 62 mile or so ride- our previous longest was 52 miles a couple of weeks ago.
Started out after a hearty breakfast and rode through many little towns and through many farms and wooded roads too, mostly rolling hills. It really was a beautiful ride through the countryside. The weather was just right- partly cloudy, about 75-80 degrees F, and breezy. Showers threatened but never happened. Car drivers were generally safe and courteous today.

Once we stopped to rest at a farm stand and ate all the wonderful juicy fresh strawberries we could manage to stuff down. . Later in the day we stopped at a little coffee place and gratefully rested our behinds for a while in real chairs and ate ice cream.

We took a minor wrong turn on the way back, which added a few miles, so by the time we got home about 9 hours after starting, we had gone 70 miles!

My gosh, but it was a LONG ride! I can't imagine doing a whole century just yet. (though today's ride was 10 miles longer than a "metric century"...of 100K) You ladies who do 100 mile rides are amazing!!

I actually felt just great right up until the last 15 miles or so, when I started getting tired and kind of sore all over my body. I can tell I will probably be quite sore tomorrow. I had planned a 35 mile group ride tomorrow, but I think I will rest instead!
But generally, I felt quite good during the first 55 miles, which amazed me, considering I am 53 and have only been biking for a year now. My Brooks saddle was fine, butt felt fine, legs, shoulders, neck, hands, etc. My Shebeest Ultra-D shorts were great. Seems I have finally gotten my bike fit dialed in nicely, after a year of tweaking things.

All you ladies on TE are a constant inspiration to me to keep improving my biking abilities and my fitness. I especially thought of Trek today as I rode, and the amazing effort and determination she has shown during this whole past week of grueling riding in her charity ride event. Yay Trek- enjoy your well-earned rest now!

[silver]

Congrats to you Lisa and DH too! It's one thing to meet a goal...it's another to exceed it instead

[Mr. Bloom]

Congrats to you Lisa and DH too! It's one thing to meet a goal...it's another to exceed it instead

Ooops...that was me saying that. Wrong sign on! ALthough I'm sure I speak for Silver as well.

[Alex]

Good for you, Lisa! A personal best AND such a civilized way to do it. Strawberries and ice cream. Yum! Sure beats the Sport Beans I tried today.

Alex

[Fredwina]

woohoo!!!!

[silver]

Haha! I went to give you a Way to GO, Lisa! and I already have! Well, here's another one to you! You rock! You are such an inspiration to me!!!!!

[DDH]

Congratulations Lisa!!!! Had I stuck with my riding over the winter and spring, I might have been up there with you. Now I am starting all over again.

I'm very proud for you!!! Were you sore the next day? I remember trying to do that 50 miles last summer and sagged out, so I can't imagine doing 70, WAY to GO!!!