mike and elaine had us meet at the corner of edgewood and canada in redwood city/san carlos. they mapped out about a 51 mile course. and, it was a great day for a ride today! if i had taken any longer though, the heat might have gotten to me. good thing i've gotten faster. =) as you can tell, i'm pretty happy with the ride i got in today.
normally, i ride just about 10 miles an hour, really slow! when i got to the turn around point at about mile 31, it was a little after 2 hours, which means i was going just under 15 mph. woo hoo! big difference for me. and, i didn't let myself get too apprehensive when i seen the hills. you see, normally, when i see a hill, small or big, i tend to settle in wayyyyyy too soon and go REALLY SLOWLY, thinking to myself "slowly but surely." this time, i attacked each hill pushing the boundaries of my comfort zone. and i reminded myself on all the straight aways, that "the flats are n0t for resting." i think that deserves another smiley face. =)
on the way to our turn around point, coach mike reminded me that we are going to have a very big day tomorrow and to take it fairly easy. so i slowed down a bit, and didn't attack the hills as hard as i was during the first half. in the end, i averaged about 12mph, so still i had a great ride.
can't say i'm looking forward to tomorrow. we are doing a triple brick that will be lasting 10 hours or more. =/ so please pray that i can make it home. hahaha! i'm sure i will, but will be in great agony on the drive home. wish me luck!
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