My total at yesterdays 12-hour cycling marathon: 145.5 miles, with an average speed of 17 mph. Thats with taking a leisurely, sit-down lunch, waiting for 2 long trains, AND taking a long break at the 125-mile mark to ice a sore Achilles tendon. The last 20 miles were pain free. My goal had been 150, so I fell short a bit. I believe my muscles still had at least another 50 miles in them, but I felt the best decision was to use caution and not strain my tendon any further. Im still satisfied though, since this is my longest ride since my total hip replacement. Today, I feel about 95% recovered. Now that Ive had my fun, and have a better idea whats possible on this course (and what I need to work on), I can see the possibility of a 200 mile total for next year. This was also a charity fundraiser event. We had set a goal to raise $600 in sponsor donations. In the end, we came up with $955!
Posted on: Mon, 09 Jun 2014 01:24:51 +0000
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