Sunday, August 31, 2008

Sunday August 31, 2008: a Century!

101 miles!

I rode a century: 101 miles. It was painful, I foolishly ride around the CHerry Creek Res the afternoon before and I could feel it after mile 50 of the century.
--My left shoe/foot hurt alot. I'm not sure why, although its felt that way on other rides as well. I may need to get other cycling shoes.
--my shoulders and neck were also pretty sore by the end of the day.
--it took 7 hours
--I averaged 13.7/mph
--I stopped for 10 minutes about 6 times. (I didn't stop the clock when taking a break)
--mileage: 2625 miles before; 2726 after.

The route I took was first the great southern suburb bike cruise ~54 miles, and then down to chatfield, then out towards Bear Creek then up towards the Cherry Creek Res again then back home. Not recommended, it'd be nicer to have one long route, then to wander aimlessly looking at the spedometer to see how many miles were left in a century.

Saturday, August 30, 2008

Saturday August 30th, 2008: Cherry Creek Resevoir

33.5 miles

stopped by REI's labor day sale, bought a pair of bike shorts, a jersey and a camelbak. (to keep myself well-hydrated, one of my big weaknesses.)

I had to try the stuff out so I went for a fast 2 hour ride around CCR. The camelbak worked great as did the shorts and shirt.