Ok, sometimes I do crazy stuff. Like today when I noticed I still had 125K to ride this month to make it an even 1000K.. Normally I average a 1000K/month over the year so I like to start out the year by riding at least a 1000K in January. After yesterday's 90K ride I didn't have much hope as to how my legs would feel today and indeed they protested when I left home around 4pm. I set out on an easy ride, hoping to do 50K and perhaps 60. But as the distance passed below my wheels a cunning plan began to develop. I had my heartrate way down so I figured I could easily try and do a bit more. My bum was protesting and so were my neck and shoulders from the beating of the road. But I persevered and even made it 80K. It is sometimes quite amazing what your body can do if you set your mind to it. I had to kick myself a few times, especially during the last 10K when I passed closed to home and the desire to call it a day was great. But I didn't, I rode on and made the distance which left me very tired but also happy that I was strong enough mentally to push myself into riding this. This leaves me with around 45K to ride tomorrow , which should be no difficulty, I can even do those on the rollers should the weather turn. Today the weather was great. A few drops of scattered rain and an average temperature of 7 degrees. I rode around 3 hours with the lights on and they didn't show any signs of fading when I arrived at home. Great lights, thanks Lumicycle.
Ride Stats : 80K and 605 heightmeters in 3h39mins
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