Hot, Hilly, and Windy
That pretty much sums up my training ride today. After watching a very inspirational stage 15 of the Tour de France, won by George Hincapie (USA) of Discovery Team, I suited up to go out for 2:30 hours or so wiht several stretches of climbing.
When I started out, the weather was about 70F and winds fairly calm. After about an hour, there a long stretch of flat/rolling terrain on Roy Rogers Road that turned out to be head/crosswind all the way from Sherwood to where the road hits Scholls Ferry. Not only that but the temperatures had also quickly escalated up past 80F.
I ended riding for 2:37 and climbing up the hill on which I live a total of three times. With all the other little rollers along the way, I estimate that was about 2,000 feet of climbing today.
I was absolutely exhausted by the end. To do a hilly century though, I'm going to have to increase my long rides to about 4:30-5:00 hours and probably 4,000-5,000 feet of total climbing, or about double what I can comfortably do today. The good thing though is that on an organized ride, I'll have the benefit of drafting behind other riders, conserving 30-40% of my energy, at least on the flats.
-Mark
When I started out, the weather was about 70F and winds fairly calm. After about an hour, there a long stretch of flat/rolling terrain on Roy Rogers Road that turned out to be head/crosswind all the way from Sherwood to where the road hits Scholls Ferry. Not only that but the temperatures had also quickly escalated up past 80F.
I ended riding for 2:37 and climbing up the hill on which I live a total of three times. With all the other little rollers along the way, I estimate that was about 2,000 feet of climbing today.
I was absolutely exhausted by the end. To do a hilly century though, I'm going to have to increase my long rides to about 4:30-5:00 hours and probably 4,000-5,000 feet of total climbing, or about double what I can comfortably do today. The good thing though is that on an organized ride, I'll have the benefit of drafting behind other riders, conserving 30-40% of my energy, at least on the flats.
-Mark
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