I survived my 40-mile bike ride on Saturday. It was hilly and it was kind of hot, but I felt like I had accomplished something by the time it was over. The following statistics are from my El Cheapo bike computer, so it might be a wee bit off. However, because I use the same computer for my training, I can guage progress using the same margin of error.
Distance: 42.92 miles
Time: 2 hours, 52 minutes, 21 seconds
Average speed: 14.9 mph
Maximum speed: 37.4 mph
I enjoyed passing so many bike snobs on their expensive, light-weight bikes (some male riders had even shaved their legs) on my 11-year-old mountain-bike-turned-road-machine (and my hairy legs, thankyouverymuch). I stopped at all the rest stops to reload on liquids and grab a light snack.
Only had one problem, and it was at the crest of the last large hill ... about four or so miles from the finish. I upshifted and the cable connected to my rear derailleur snapped loose. This meant that for those final miles, my formerly 21-speed bike was suddenly a 3-speed. Had there been large hills yet to be climbed, I would have had to bow out and take the wimpy way out with a ride on a SAG wagon. I'm going to have the local bike shop take a look at my bike today.
After all, if I'm going to ride 100 miles in a single day in August, I'm going to have to do at least one long-distance group ride per month to get ready. I want all 21 of my gears, that's for sure!
Congratulations on your ride. 100 miles sounds like an awfully long ride.
Good luck with the training, and the ride.
Cas
Congrats!
That is awesome! You should feel so proud! I hope to just get my four mile run down one day.
You rock! I am not a bike person at all. Pretty sure I'd still be out there peddling!!
Some ride. Others read about it. Glad you didn't break anything. ;)