I punched out a hard 50....

curt wrote:
:: I missed this thread. Nice job on the 50. That is a good distance.
:: I was just on a 60 mile ride yesterday in hilly Pittsburgh. It was
:: great. I sure love riding my bicycle. I just wish there were more
:: bicycles and less cars. I don't think that will ever happen, but it
:: is fun to dream. Maybe if the gas prices keep rising we will see
:: smaller cars, but I doubt that to.

Wow...good job on the 60...after doing a 50, I don't think I can do a 60.
I'd die! Getting to 100 seems -- well, beyond imagination. It's still a
goal, but boy!

I did another 28 miles on Sunday, too, sort of a recovery ride. Got 125
miles in last week.

Gas prices are getting really high, too, so I wonder how long it will take
before people figure out they don't need a car to go one mile to the store?

On the sunday ride I saw a "pack" of racer dudes in full plumage. They like
like a horde of bees or something. But since there were all bunched up, the
basically acted like a big truck on the road, so cars had to give them
respect -- unlike they do me by squeezing by if I don't take the lane.

::
:: Enjoy,
:: Curt
::
:: "Roger Zoul" wrote in message
:: ...
::: Whew....
:::
::: My average speed is down almost 1 mph.... this has been a hard LC
::: week.
:::
::: Partial fast on Sunday.
::: Full fast on Monday
::: WT on Monday night
::: 41 miles on bike on Wed.
::: WT on Wed night
::: 6 miles on Thursday
::: WT on Thursday night
::: 50.6 miles on Sat morn.
:::
::: All LC eating except this morning. I had 40g glucose tablets
::: before ride. 40 g during ride (started feeling zonked). Also had a
::: Clif bar for like 240 kcals, don't remember right now how many
::: carbs.
:::
::: Good news was no lower back pain....maybe those reverse
::: hyperextensions and/or light deadlifting in the gym helped.
:::
::: Bad news is was much sloppier on this ride. I hit the ground
::: once....another time while climbing, I stood up near the top of the
::: hill, hit a rock which caused me to get unstable, then when off the
::: shoulder which was up about 4 inches above the ground. That had me
::: off stopped with foot on ground. Not hurt, but not a pretty stunt
::: to be doing out on the road. Hands kept getting numb and me feet
::: hurt (poorly fitting shoes, I think).
:::
::: Speed was definitely slower than I've done before. Since I know I
::: can grunt out 50, I think I'll start working on speed now.
::: Shorter, but more frequent rides at higher intensity levels. I'm
::: going to have to lose more weight, too, to really have an impact on
::: speed. Pain is good. (up to a point, that is)
:::
::: Well, I've got a date with a new lady, so I've got to clean up.

Roger Zoul wrote:

I did another 28 miles on Sunday, too, sort of a recovery ride. Got 125
miles in last week.

Good work. I find a gentle ride the day after a hard one helps alot.


Gas prices are getting really high, too, so I wonder how long it will take
before people figure out they don't need a car to go one mile to the store?


Try the UK

http://www.theaa.com/allaboutcars/fuel/index.html

That translates as over $5 a gallon.

Pete

Ningi wrote:
:: Roger Zoul wrote:
::
::: I did another 28 miles on Sunday, too, sort of a recovery ride.
::: Got 125 miles in last week.
::
:: Good work. I find a gentle ride the day after a hard one helps alot.
::
:::
::: Gas prices are getting really high, too, so I wonder how long it
::: will take before people figure out they don't need a car to go one
::: mile to the store?
:::
::
:: Try the UK
::
:: http://www.theaa.com/allaboutcars/fuel/index.html
::
:: That translates as over $5 a gallon.
::

Oh my...do you all drive big SUVs over there?