Not been feeling to clever the past few days, the effects of a stinking cold and too much to eat and drink on Saturday night still with me this morning. I had planned a 150k ride for today but that just wasn't happening! I did think of scaling it down to 3 hours, and that's what I should have done. My enthusiasm got the better of me and I set off on the 'Charnwood in the Spring' route, a local Audax ride. Missing the first and last few k's this is a nice 100k ride.
About an hour in I knew this wasn't working, I was going along OK but it just didn't feel right, but I ploughed on. Once through Mount Sorrel I could have cut the route short and took a more direct route home, but no, again I ploughed on desperate to get a 100k ride in. Again at 6 Hills I could have headed for home but guess what...... Despite not feeling good I was making good time and knowing the last 1/3 of the ride would be wind assisted I was happy to continue at my current pace. I kept eating and drinking and this was keeping me just about in the zone, albeit at the very bottom of the zone. The tailwind did its job and lifted my ave speed from 25.5 kph to almost 27 by the time I was home. As soon as I got off the bike I knew I'd dine too much, feeling light headed and sick I got myself plenty to drink and even more to eat. I hindsight I should have stuck to a gentle 3 hour ride, maybe I will next time, we'll see......
Despite me not been in good shape today I clocked the 100k in just 1 minute slower than my PB, maybe a sign of how I'm still improving.
A great route in the Autumn as well as the spring under a dull cloudy but dry sky, one to be recommended to you locals or Audax riders.
Distance = 102 km
Time = 3 hrs 47 mins
Ave Speed = 26.8 kph
Ascent = 827m (m/km = 8.1)
2011
Road Bike = 3970.4 km
Single Speed = 102.2 km
Fixed = 26 km
Indoor = 192.7 km
Total = 4291.3 km
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