We picked a fight with every &^#(@ hill in our county yesterday and today. 25 mi yesterday, 20 mi today, 3.000 feet of climbing. My heart says "yay me", my back says "you stink".
We picked a fight with every &^#(@ hill in our county yesterday and today. 25 mi yesterday, 20 mi today, 3.000 feet of climbing. My heart says "yay me", my back says "you stink".
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"I never made "Who's Who"- but sure as hell I made "What's That??..."
Yesterday I did 55.5 miles in 4:30. That is the furthest I've yet ridden, and in the first half of that there were several very steep hills. Short, but hard to see how much steeper they could have been.
Am trying not to stress over my speed. I am slowly getting faster and right now endurance and finding/unleashing my inner hill-climbing beast seems more important.
Today have no route planned - I need a recovery ride so am just going to go wherever my bike wants to go![]()
I feel successful I completed the "copper triangle" 78 miles. woohoo
8.2 miles of mountain biking, on my own! I usually do not ride alone so it was an accomplishment to have the confidence to do so. I have been really struggling mentally with a lot of problems so to have a good day was helpful on many levels.![]()
Amanda
2011 Specialized Epic Comp 29er | Specialized Phenom | "Marie Laveau"
2007 Cannondale Synapse Carbon Road | Selle Italia Lady Gel Flow | "Miranda"
You don't have to be great to get started, but you do have to get started to be great. -Lee J. Colan
eh, 50. I was supposed to be 120mi but the weather forecast changed this morning to rain, so we shortened our ride (and got soaked to the bone anyway). Sad to have shortened the ride, but there will be plenty more days in the near future to get in miles.
"When I'm on my bike I forget about things like age. I just have fun." Kathy Sessler
2006 Independent Fabrication Custom Ti Crown Jewel (Road, though she has been known to go just about anywhere)/Specialized Jett
38 miles. 2:21, rolling hills
"When I'm on my bike I forget about things like age. I just have fun." Kathy Sessler
2006 Independent Fabrication Custom Ti Crown Jewel (Road, though she has been known to go just about anywhere)/Specialized Jett
71 miles today...82 miles yesterday. I usually don't keep track of how long it takes...other than that we leave at 6am and try to be home by 12 noon. Today we got home by 11:15...yesterday we were home by 11:45.
2012 Seven Axiom SL - Specialized Ruby SL 155
Are we going to have 2 threads that discuss daily rides?
I know that we haven't had lots of "date--ride" threads, but we *do* have quite a few posters for the weekends, at least.
2015 Trek Silque SSL
Specialized Oura
2011 Guru Praemio
Specialized Oura
2017 Specialized Ariel Sport