Subject: RE: 9.3.15 Thursday! Hey all!
What a day!
I'm going out of town this weekend and wouldn't be able to do my long ride (95 miles )...so I had to do it today.
I teach Thursday mornings and still had to do that. The power meters on the bikes we ride are pretty accurate, so we approximated 20 miles for the hour ride and then I had to do 75 on my own. Was a little hairy getting through school and work rush hour traffic until I could get further out of town, but wasn't too bad after that. Weather wasn't as hot as it has been, so that was a plus.
Just everything hurt - my butt, my hands, feet (I get pretty bad hot spots on my toes ), and was just tired (not sleeping well and one of my kids has been up for the last week coughing at 2:30am ). So it was definitely a physical and mental game to get it done and I had some moments of doubt and frustration that's for sure!
Total - 73.5 miles and almost 3200 ft climbing. I was cooked and figured it was close enough. Been wiped out the rest of the day. I think I hydrated and ate enough, but still working on that part.
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