All Right!! My longest ride of the year so far... 35.73 miles... my GPS took me on some nice quiet roads lined with million dollar mansions and gated communities here in Southern Westchester... but I don't think the GPS cares that I don't like hills... it had me do over 1800 feet of climbing, that's about 1200 feet more than my average ride.
But I made it through and I did it at a respectable pace also... 15 miles an hour... I was riding hard at the end because I saw the average mph go down from 15.4 down to 15.3, then 15.2... I just couldn't let it go down past 15... so the final 2 miles I was really pushing it to keep it above 15, and I did it.
Usually my back starts protesting after 20 miles but this morning it didn't make itself known until about mile 30... so I decided to ride another 5 miles after that, and it was ok with that.
And to top it all off, I get to replace 1400 calories... which is one of the reasons why I ride in the first place, so I can eat, eat, eat.
I only drank about 22 ounces of water during my ride, which isn't a lot, but I must have been well hydrated before my ride, because sometimes I go through 48 ounces on a 20 miler... and I lost 3 lbs. on the ride also.
One thing I saw on the ride was 3 dead skunks on the road... somebody must have gotten the 3 while they were crossing the street... I took a picture of them that I was going to post, but looking at it again, there's too much blood and guts for my G-rated blog.
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