Progress in larger blocks.....
What started out as a fairly warm day, suddenly turned a little cool by the time I got the road bike out. Normally by now I' stringing a bunch of little rides together, with little if any stress. Alo by now I've got at least one full century in the books - albeit an easy one at that. Morning workouts and mountain bike rides when time is otherwise limited, has really helped. Tonight, I set my sights on SR39, heading toward Monte Cristo. As late as the start may have been, I still managed to get a solid 50 miles, turning at just over 6,000 feet.
I didn't wear the Garmin, but I know it pretty well. I estimate the total climb to be around 2,000 feet - start to finish. Roughly 3 hours, without a stop at a fairly constant rate, I'd put it over 1800 calories, maybe over 2000 calories. Just long enough that I caught the very front end of the "Bonk" just as I rolled into the garage. I couldn't have planned it any better. This means I was right to the very threshold and was pushing it just past my limits. This is good. I'll need to do this a dozen more times in the next two months, with a bunch of miles in between. Not easy.
Still, commitments that are taking my time, including a business trip. Fortunately, my foot is good enough to start doing hotel gym workouts. The next two weeks are critical, with key milestones.
Stay tuned.......
Ride HARD!
