7 March Rides

[Jiffer]

I did the 3 Club Ride today in Redlands. This is an annual ride where the three area clubs meet and ride together, taking turns hosting. It was 42 miles and 2700 feet of climbing and almost all the climbing was at the front. My friend and I were getting a little worried at around mile 10 when it seemed like we'd been riding forever. We were VERY tired and sore and still had over 30 miles to go! I recall telling her, "It will be interesting to see how this goes", as I recalled last Sunday's 57 miler where I totally bonked at about mile 42. Not a good memory.

However, at about mile 18 when we had a stop, I looked at my Garmin and realized we had already climbed 2000 feet, so most of the climbing was over. After that, the ride got to be a lot of fun and we finished pretty strong. Woo hoo! Felt really good after last weeks bonk.

[HillSlugger]

Today I conquered my "Nemesis Hill"

Temperatures were about 70, so I was riding in tri shorts and a tri top. On my last outside ride I was wearing Frosty Tights and about 5 layers on my body.

I had mapped a 40 mile route but somewhere along the ride I picked up 2 miles beyond what I had mapped. Unfortunately, I've determined that this saddle and shorts combination has about a 35 mile expiration. The last 7 miles were OUCH!

[Karma007]

51.03 miles- My distance record! It was a beautiful day!