Seacoast Century - Day 2
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Comments: For today, I had planned on doing the 50 mile loop, but on the way back I decided that I would do the additional 9-mile loop from the 100-mile course (without knowing how long it was) so that I would at least reach my goal of riding 200k for the weekend. For the first part of the ride I felt OK, but by the time I turned around at mile 25 my head was starting to hurt again. By the time I finished, my head hurt so badly that I could hardly hold it up when riding on my aero bars. But, it was so windy coming back along the coast that I just had to suck it up and get as low on the bars as possible. I had started the ride thinking that I was not going to worry about pace, but on the way back I was so close to 17 mph that I decided to try and push a bit to maintain that pace. Post race
Warm down: Once I got back to the state park I packed up my bike and gear and headed home. I got home just after 12:30pm, so I grabbed some lunch and then sat in the hot tub for a bit to soak my sore neck and shoulders. Last updated: 2007-03-26 12:00 AM
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Unfortunately, my "pre-ride" started with a terrible night's sleep. The two-bit motel I stayed at had very uncomfortable beds, and the room next to mine was full of college-age guys who were out on the balcony talking and drinking all night. Plus, there was a steady flow of motorcycles coming and going from the "biker bar" across the street. I slept off-and-on until about 2:00am, when I was woke up to a deafening roar of bikes (apparently they close at 2:00am). I had a headache from (1) not drinking enough water after the ride and (2) drinking beer with dinner. So, I filled one of my water bottles that had Heed powder in it and drank that with some Advil before going back to sleep.
I had already packed my gear on Saturday night, so I set my alarm for 6:00am, checked out of the motel, threw my stuff in the car, and set off in search of some breakfast. The best I could find was a small Dunkin' Donuts at a gas station, so with my coffee roll and Diet Coke I headed over to the state park. I wanted to give my breakfast a little bit of time to settle, so I sat in the car listening to my latest workout mix on CD before heading out on the bike.