What a weekend, my first 100 mile ride under my belt, plus a long run and open water swim!
Century ride was a great experience…especially since I didn’t quite know what to expect – physically or mentally. I never went over 80 miles before ever.
It was perfect weather conditions for a ride when we started at 5am. My main goal was to finish strong and enjoy; not overly concerned with my time. For me it was more mental since this would be my longest ride ever. My game plan was simple – stay strong and hydrate….I focused throughout the ride on hydration and nutrition and at the end I think I have a good idea on the right approach for my body. I followed a similar approach for Steelhead and it worked well.
First 50 miles I moved up and down with our group and talked to a lot of people. Mark R and I met up in Dexter (around mile 50) and rode the last half together. We were a great team keep each other motivated since this was both of our first 100 mile ride and also reminding each other to hydrate. For the entire ride I kept a strong pace and the only issue physically I had was my lower back was sore; towards around mile 80 my legs began to fatigue but I just focused on riding through it. Mentally having gone 100 feels great and all I have to do next time is run another 26.2 miles! J
RACE NOTE: I am racing my first Olympic distance race (.9 mile swim, 28 mile bike, 6.5 mile run) of the year next Saturday (May 28th) so please check back and see how I did!
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We had a couple team members on the group ride get into an accident so our thoughts and prayers are with them for a speedy recovery.
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