Today, I rode my longest training ride yet a total of 70 miles (granted this is only 2 miles more than my previous max). This ride was an overwhelming success. I managed to maintain a strong pace throughout, even with some long hill climbs mixed in at the end. This morning I had originally set out to only ride around 50 or 60 miles but the route I intended to ride turned out to be closed (and completely torn up) for some reason, so when I found this out I decided "what the hay" I'll just ride on down to Denver. What I ended up doing was riding my previous 68 mile ride (which as you my remember from my last post, was one of the hardest rides of my life) in reverse. This time though I was prepared, and I brought food and I rationed my water effectively. I rode for about 43 miles straight before finally stopping to take a break. I stopped at the Nixon Coffeehouse, which was a cool little place along the South Platte full of other bikers looking for a quick stop (see the picture below).
After I finished my little cup of decaf and wolfed down some trail mix, it was back in the saddle again for the final push home. This final part went well all smooth sailing, just a lot of hill climbing. The best part is that with rationing my water the ride went far better than my last attempt at it. I made better time, and I didn't feel like I was going to die when I finished.
On a side note, I have decided to include elevation gain and an elevation profile from now of the routes that I ride in the Stats at the bottom of each post.
Stats:
- Distance= 70.03 miles
- Time in saddle= 5 hours 43 minutes
- Elevation gain= 2287 ft
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| Elevation Profile |
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