Thoughts on Training

This weekend, I challenged myself to go 70 miles. It was pretty awesome. I got up nice and early (6:20am!) to hit Loop 360, then I headed north to Parmer/Ronald Reagan. The route can be seen here. I did pretty well considering it was my longest ride ever. I got a little tired around miles 35-40, but after that I was fine. In the end, my computer read 75.3 miles at a rate of about 15.7 miles per hour (not quite as fast as I would have liked, but I wasn't sure how I was going to hold up).

I took some rough pictures with my phone, enjoy!

Loop 360 in the early morning

The open road out on Ronald Reagan Blvd.

Big Blue Sky

As I rode I was thinking that I want people to know that when we commit to do the 90 miles for the Challenge, we are doing more than just riding on that one day, we are preparing all the way up until the event. I really never thought I would ever ride more than 40 miles, but there I was on a Saturday morning in the Texas heat pushing myself for no other reasons than 1) it was fun, and 2) I want to do it right when it comes time for the actual LIVESTRONG ride in October. In other words, I sure as heck want to be in condition to finish the full 90 miles, and I want people to know that when they support me, I'm putting in the time.

Is a weekend century ride in the future? Stayed tuned to find out...