DH and I rode 84 miles yesterday in preparation for our Lake Tahoe Century on June 3rd. We were in the seat for 8 hours !!! The longest I'd been in the seat before this time was about 6 hours (70 miles). Lots went wrong on this ride including sore thoat for me and chills for my husband (we've caught the kids' colds). Also lots of flat tires and "bonking" for other members of our TEAM (Team in Training) Really proud that we did it and with over 9,000 feet of climbing (guess they really want us to be ready for Tahoe which is supposed to be hilly). I had no idea it was this "hilly" in Southern California! It was 70's for most of the ride with light fog in the morning and sunny/hot when we were climbing to get back to our cars (YUCK !!) Don't want to look at a bike for a few days !!
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Thread: May 20th ride report
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05-20-2007, 04:40 PM #1
God is GOOD !!
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05-20-2007, 04:51 PM #2
It Matters To This One
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Wow, luvs2ride, that is a RIDE. Good job.
"The best rides are the ones where you bite off much more than you can chew, and live through it." ~ Doug Bradbury
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05-20-2007, 05:35 PM #3
Slow and steady...
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It was sunny in GA
My friends and I got in a 27 mile ride with lots of hill practice - not too many huge ones, just enough to get my best speed so far - 36 mph! I was praying for no bumps at the bottom. I need to get better with hydration - I bonked for a bit in the middle. Still a good day!
It's all about the journey (my reason for riding slower)
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