I hit a milestone today with a 51 mile ride. Up until now, the longest I've ever riden in one day was about 38 and that was on totally flat land.

The ride was part of the San Jose Livestrong Challenge. About 1200 ft of climbing. My max speed hit 40 mph (I think my fastest ever), but my average was 11.5.

Climbing is really hard for me since I live in flatlands and weigh too much. No practice climbing whatsoever. I have a lot of work to do.

I'm downright exhausted now and honestly, a little bit sore.