This was a our last weekend ride before the long ride. We have been training for a few months and it feels more like a few weeks. I can barely believe it is time for the actual race day. This week will be filled with lots of short workouts as Clay and I prepare for our 50 mile trek through Western Pennsylvania on Sunday.
Our weekend ride took place on Old 22 near our house and left me feelling confident about Sunday's ride (as long as we can avoid any major rainstorms). Riding on the road has not been what we have embraced on our long rides we have grown very found of the beautiful trails and had a tendency to flock to them. So this has left me uneasy about our upcoming Tour de Cure road ride. What I realized this weekend was though the baby hills left em feeling a little tired in the middle of them I had a quick recovery whenever we were descending or back on flat ground showing the level of the endurance that Clay and I have gained during our training. Adding a few miles each weekend didn't seem too bad, but once we started to hit the 30 mile plus threshold things were starting to get tougher. Next week will definitely be a challenge, but this week was a nice reward:
Trip Distance: 15.45 miles
Trip Time: 1:13:14
Average Speed: 12.66 mph
Maximum Speed: 32.75 mph
A ride that required small burst of energy and proved that our endurance has dramatically improved. There was a point with this ride would have been the same level of challenge that our 40 mile ride was last weekend.
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