Yeah, that's right - I knocked out 100 miles today. This metric stuff is for wimps - Imperial system is where it's at - long live the King!
100 miles - not bad, but even better was that my average speed was 17.7mph - even better than that is that the total ascent was over 10,000 feet. Ok, my average heart rate was 144, a bit high for a ride that long, but it was friggin' cold when I started - and that adds added at least 10bpm for the first hour or so.
So the deal was this, I would ride from my house to a metric century ride, do the ride, then come home. I was trying to do around 100, the only problem was that if I did the whole enchilada, it would have been 115+. My longest ride this year has been around 60, so that was definitely pushing it.
So, I cut a chunk out of the metric century and headed home early - not sure that my fellow riders understood all of this, but that's too bad - not to mention, I was tired of riding in a pack after 50 miles with them or so - I really like some alone time when I ride, so this was a good time to break off.
Anyway, aside from the cold start and a bit of wind, the weather was fabulous. The course was awesome - particularly the new route I came up with getting to the park. No pics. My pockets were overflowing with cold weather gear after a couple of hours in, so really no room for a camera.
I felt a little queasy and realized I was getting a bit dehydrated. Had to stop by a Wawa for some water only 10 miles from home, but felt much better after I took in some fluid.
So, my first century ride in early this year. Cool.
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