Archive for July 19th, 2008

Longest Ride Ever…

Saturday, July 19th, 2008

I’ve been riding for about two years now, and I’ve never really felt the need to seek out very long rides, though I’ve done a couple of solo and group 70-75 milers without too much of a problem. Today I went out with the RB’s cyclery B group (which now includes other racers who are looking for a long, slow base ride). I swear that Ryan and I started that trend…

So Rod, the shop owner/ride leader mapped out a 75 mile route (he’s trying to help people prep for the upcoming MS150 ride). We rode to/from the ride and ended up clocking 87.5 miles- making today’s venture my longest one yet. Other than having a sore backside, I felt good at the end.

306 miles this week, and I feel better than I have in a long time! Time for another 75 miler tomorrow :)

P.S. I also found out today that David Lacek, a well-respected local, also has weapons-grade sweat. We talked about how to deal with it until he got tired of the sketchiness of the group and took off on his own. I don’t feel so bad now.