Weekend Rides?

[never2late]

I charted a new course yesterday that I thought would be about 55 miles. It included lots of hill work as I am getting ready for a 72 mile ride in heat next month. Well, after stopping off at two different covered bridges and missing an
important turn, I ended up 12 miles off course. I wasn't concerned and knew I could back track, but when my dear husband texted me, 'want me to come and get you', I decided to take him up on his offer. I ended my ride covering 67.62 miles and he saved me from adding six more.

My longest distance ever...and I figured I'd be so sore today. But can happily say no aching body parts.

Here's a picture of my new ride:

[Crankin]

I don't consider 500 feet a mountain, either, but the name of the hill includes the word "mountain."
Most of what I ride are considered hills, but some are quite steep, such as the riding I did in the Berkshires. The only real mountains I've done are in Europe.
Will try to take some pictures on Wednesday. Right now the weather looks iffy for the AM, so not sure if the ride will be a go.

[nscrbug]

I rode my longest ride ever, yesterday....116 miles. Hadn't planned on it, but that's what we ended up doing. Left the house at 5:45am and didn't get back until after 2pm...so it was a fairly casual pace...but still such a long day in the saddle. I've come to realize, that once I hit the 90-mile mark...everything beyond that is just mindless pedaling, to me. Like I'm not really enjoying it much, at that point...but I just want to finish and be done with it. I sincerely doubt that I will ever ride that kind of mileage in one day, again. I felt like a zombie for the rest of the day.

Today we rode 77...and with not much recovery from Saturday's ride, it was rough getting through it. I'm getting too old for this.

Linda