101.5 mile ride today. I’m ready.
PMC 2008 Posted by Yancy Lent July 13th, 2008By the numbers.
Time 5:30:28 at the 100 mile turn over.
Avg. MPH 18.1
Water bottles emptied 4.5, half Gatorade, half water.
PowerBars: 5 (PowerBar Performance / Peanut Butter)
Pain meds: 2 Advil at the 60 mile mark; shoulders. (3 more when im done writing this)
Minutes listening to my iPod: 0
Miles drafting behind other riders: 0
Times my feet cramped up: Once, each foot, both during mile 99 (very weird).
Times somenone in a car yelled at me: 0. Just a kid in his yard. I have no clue what he was saying but it made me jump.
Stops due to red lights: 2
Times my phone rang: 0 (sweeeet)
Flat tires: 0
Close calls: 2. Both in Newburyport, MA (In their new designated BIKE LANE! )
Hourly Temp: 82/82/84/78/75/74.
Clouds: almost zero.
Wind: Windiest ride of the year. I tried to not let it bother me. Weather.com said the wind was 22/15/19/8/13/9/10mph over the same hours.
Minutes thinking about work: 0
Yesterday I spent 10 minutes reading my odometer manual. I know it cold. I also took the time to check the calibration. Spot on to the centimeter. To boot, new identical tubes and tires.
Yesterday I road a fast 30 with the my Triathlon club. 21.2 mph average. We were flying. It was 4 of us taking turns pulling at the front. 130 mile weekend. Not bad.
The countdown is at 3 weeks. http://charity.planetlotus.org for more info.
Now to watch the Tour de France on Versus. No I never tire of cycling; at least not in July!
July 13th, 2008 at 10:18 pm
All I can say is WOW. You’re a machine!
July 14th, 2008 at 8:58 am
I would say you are more than ready. I have ridden a few MS150’s and usually opt for the double century each time. One thing to think about for the night between the two days is a couple of the Ben-Gay patches, or other brands. One up between the shoulder blades and at the base of the neck, the other on the lower back. It is amazing how much these help. Also, if they have a massage tent, take full advantage of it. A few beers will not hurt either.
Realize that when you first hop on the bike the second day, your saddle is going to be pressing into all the pressure points that are sore. However, after the first five miles or so, you will be fine.
It sounds like you are well prepared and none of this is new to you, but I thought I would state it, just in case.
Good luck and God Bless.