Rode really hard for the first 32 miles (3rd rest stop) Probably was averaging 22mph or so to that point. Turned to the east and caught a cross/head wind at about 45-60 degrees. Kept powering through - speed slowed considerably. Caught in with a nice group and spun it back up to 20 for quite a few miles before it broke apart. Hydration and food on track through 70 miles. Decided to hit most of the last rest stops as I was drinking over a bottle every 30 minutes or so. Hit the wall at little past 80 -leg muscles starting to cramp - first the abducters / adducters and then some quad action - finally had the full hammy lock-up and had to do the standing in the pedals stretch and coast for a while. Only option was pedal it out! After the last rest stop, I was able to kick it up a bit and dialed it up back up to 19ish mph; however, in the last couple of miles there was one last bridge that finished off my legs... kept turning the legs over, but there was not much left as I crossed the finish line.

A little more nutrition on the back half of the ride and put a little more effort into long distance training. Real happy considering longest ride this year was 63 miles or so a few weeks before the ride.

Thank goodness the heat came down about 10 degrees in the last week or this would ride would have been a whole different type of ride...

None really, grabbed some drinks, hung out at the finish and ran into some people that I knew. Rode bike several blocks back to the Y and cleaned up.


More long distance rides...


Overall the event was great. The only problem was lack of a good "aid station" at the end of the ride. Most other rides I have been on have some food and whatnot out at the end, here there was only water and powerade - everything else was carnival food.