I also did 35 miles, my longest ride of the season with hills. The first 14 miles were hilly, not terribly so but they were enough to wear me out. Also, there was a headwind on the last climb. Then there was about 5 miles of downhills. When we hit the flats we had a tailwind and was rolling along about 16 mph. That felt great. Then we had lunch. I had one more hill to climb, near my house, so the rest of the ride I kept my heart rate low and kept a spin of around 85-90 rpm.

I made the last hill, yeah, came home and took a nap. Later, I rolled my muscles on the foam roller (self message) and stretched.

Not bad, considering that I'm 11 weeks from ACL surgery and my ortho's protocol doesn't recommend cycling until the 13th week!

I did have some saddle soreness and sore glutes. My saddle is 1/2 cm higher than normal due to using platform pedals and I can't raise my handlebars to compensate. I can't wait to get back to my clipless pedals.

I was tired enough that I don't think I'll try this loop again for awhile. I need more muscle endurance!