DH and I did our 40-mile "triathalon loop" this morning. I'm not sure where the loop got that name - a local ride club, I think- but all of our rides have names, and so there it is.
It was hot and sticky, but fortunately the breeze was nice and it was mostly cloudy, so the sun wasn't too bad.
My legs had nothing in them today, perhaps because we did 20 pretty hard miles the evening before and by morning I didn't have much time to recover. I tried not to whine too much, but I was really glad when we climbed our last hill! According to the Garmin, it was over 2400 ft of climbing - a lot by Maryland standards...well, maybe by my standards!
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08-26-2006, 05:03 PM #1
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08-26-2006, 05:07 PM #2
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Where in MD, Regina?
Originally Posted by Regina
"How about if we all just try to follow these very simple rules of the road? Drive like the person ahead on the bike is your son/daughter. Ride like the cars are ambulances carrying your loved ones to the emergency room. This should cover everything, unless you are a complete sociopath."
David Desautels, in a letter to velonews.com
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08-27-2006, 03:11 AM #3
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Live in Montgomery County (Silver Spring)...loop was mostly out in Howard County. Originally Posted by Kalidurga
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08-27-2006, 06:03 PM #4
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up at 4:30 am to head out the door by 5:30 am head to CIBA Carbos and Caffiene Breakfast Ride. My bike is fixed and I'm going to try for a century today. I hope the rain holds off...
Get to the ride, sign in and find out Marlin is going to be riding SLOW today he says. How slow is SLOW, I ask? 16-18mph. THAT'S SLOW??? I head out and I'm cranking for all I'm worth trying to keep up with the guys. Sheesh, my computer is saying more like 18-20!!!! I keep up with them for a while then I get separated at a turn and they pull away, well, there's no way I can catch them. I'm already pedalling as fast as I can, I've got 30+ miles on my legs already and I'm hauling a 50 pound bike. Get to breakfast and I'm already feeling it in the legs pushing towards a 13mph avg at 42 miles.
I don't have time to actually eat breakfast with everyone else when I get there so I have some ice water and head back out to my bike where I eat half of an egg sandwhich I'd brought from home. We're off again, and I'm pushing again trying to keep up. I get dropped again when I have to stop at a highway they had already gotten across and theres heavy fast traffic. By the time I get to Cicero, I see them heading over the rise into the housing edition. I'm on my own again. I have 52 miles and 13 mph avg finally. My legs are starting to scream so I have to bring down the pace. I've got more hills to climb before I can get back to the park and start point.
By the time I get to Noblesville and stop at the quicky mart all I can think of is getting a pickle for the juice. My legs are starting to really scream at me now and the quads are wanting to cramp. Of course this is the ONE TIME they DON'T have any of the pickles. So I get a tall drink and get back on the bike. It's really starting to look like I'm going to get caught in a rainstorm and I'm only at the 60 mile mark with 40 to get back home. YIKES! Head out to the road and YEP, the skies open. I'm flying down a hill on a busy street hanging on to my handlebars for dear life as it's pouring down rain. I make it to the next turn and at least get off that busy road with the rain.
I end up fighting bands of rain and a couple cloudbursts off and on the last 40 miles home. By the time I get downtown, my legs are ready to revolt, but I've got to get home. I end my day with 101 miles! At least it's not been ungodly hot today even as humid as it was since it was overcast most of the day.
Century #6 of 16 Metrics
Don't think of it as getting hot flashes. Think of it as your inner child playing with matches
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08-27-2006, 06:15 PM #5
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Mary, you are so inspirational. I tell many people about you and all you've accomplished.
Is that 6 centuries and 16 metrics? Wowie!
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08-27-2006, 06:56 PM #6
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Thanks Yellow, actually it's 16 metrics and within those are the 6 centuries. A year ago I'd never dreamed I'd do an imperial century much less 6. I'm not doing as well as I'd like with my weight loss this year since I'm not getting the walking in as well as the riding like last year, but I'm stronger nearly each time I get on the bike. I have 2,379 outdoor miles on the Navigator this year. 4,453.4 on it since 27 July, 2005. I just went to look at my profile at bikejournal.com and realized as of yesterday's ride I now have a total of 6,006 lifetime miles since I started riding last year, that of course includes my indoor mileage. I'm kind of in shock myself Originally Posted by yellow
Don't think of it as getting hot flashes. Think of it as your inner child playing with matches
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