I saddled up on the road bike yesterday. Considering the way I've been feeling this week about riding, I'm surprised I did it. But once I got on the bike, I felt great! The roads couldn't have been any wetter. In a lot of places, there was standing water. The temperatures weren't very cooperative either. Temps were hovering in the high 40's for most of the ride. I left my place with no particular destination for the ride and planned on keeping the pace pretty chill. On the way out, I had a nice tailwind that helped to build my ride motivation a bit more. About 6 miles into the ride, I decided I wanted to hit a little climb to stretch my legs and expand my lungs just a little bit so I headed towards Whitus Road. The climb isn't much but for around here, it is one of the more extended pulls. I felt pretty solid at this point in the ride and decided to put a little effort into it. I finished the short ride with another 26 miles under my belt. I was able to pull off a 21.8 mph average which made my happy considering my returning headwind. After it was all said and done, I was happy to have gone for a ride. You know, you have to do these kind of rides sometimes. It just makes you that much stronger when you face these kind of conditions in a race.
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| This is my happy face. |
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| Looking towards the climb up Whitus Road |
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| Road before the climb up Whitus |
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As for today, I'll commute into class on the bike but will lay low and get some rest otherwise. Hell of the South is tomorrow morning. I've got a lot to get done between now and then. The bike is a mess from yesterday's ride, I need to switch out wheelsets and cassette, swap over tires, tune up my rig and get my race bag ready. At least I didn't procrastinate on registration this year and miss the early reg discount! Anyhow, I'll probably post up a race re-cap sometime later in the weekend or on Monday morning.
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