Quote Originally Posted by Veronica
Did you get to ride your fifty miler today MP? I'm envious if you did!

V.
I did it yesterday. 65 miles, 5000 feet of climbing. Out to McClure Beach and the lighthouse at Pt. Reyes. Although it wasn't long, this was one of the top ten hardest rides I have ever done because the conditions were absolutely miserable. It rained only briefly, but the headwinds were so strong I needed a granny gear to go 11 mph on the flats. Then there were side gusts of wind that made the bike almost impossible to control. (One of the few things that give me trouble with the flat spoked wheels.)

This was a Class A mental toughness ride. Plus, there's no water and nothing was open, so I had to take a detour to Drakes Beach (another climb) to get icky water out of a hose bib.

So by the time I was done with the ride, I had these crazy cravings for v8 and chocolate milk and went a little overboard. Plus the mental image of what chocolate milk and v8 look like didn't help either...