LarryOz
Cruzeum Curator & Sigma Wrangler
Can't believe it!
My intent was to ride a "recovery century". i.e. A century at my "recovery" power of about 155 watts.
I had a dentist appointment at 8:30am, so I got up at 3:30am and went to the track I usually ride on.
Took my "Sebring" light with me. Darkness, 100% humidity with fog, and fogged up Visor = riding off the track on the corner, trying to recovery, got back on the track, them immediately fell, sliding on my left side AGAIN!
My wounds from 12 days ago not even healed. Bad abrasion on my left forearm also. This happened at around mile 42. I picked myself up, saw a little blood on my arm, but didn't feel anything "significant" on my rear end, so I got back on the bike and rode another 59 miles!
Oh yeah - forgot to mention that a bee landed on me and stung me right under my heart rate monitor strap. Luckily that was at mile 98.
Good news, I averaged 24.3mph for 100+ miles on 156 watts, and an average pulse of 139.
First 100 miles in 4:06:46. New personal best and at a relatively easy pace.
Bad fueling/hydration experiment: I said to myself: "Self: since you are just going to be riding at your 'recovery' pace, you probably don't need anything to eat, and you might not even need anything to drink since it is so humid and dark". I must have just been delirious from getting up so early to make that decision! Well, that worked (but not really) for the first 60 miles. Then my chest starting hurting!?? I had to stop, ran to the car, grabbed a couple of bottles of water. Mixed one up with 2 scoops of Infinit that I had pre-measured in a bag , and left one plain water. Went back out with those and used them up over the next 40 miles. Road 101 miles on 1- 2 scoop serving of Infinit and 1 16oz bottle of water. Not the best decision, and will not do it again.
Lessons learned:
Don't ride in the Dark unless wearing Kevlar body suit, especially when you have an indoor trainer just sitting there all lonely.
Don't ride when you can't see where you are going.
Take fuel and water, no matter your effort level.
Ride with someone else, so they can take you to the hospital when needed.
When hurt, don't keep riding unless something BIG is on the line, otherwise hurt body parts swell up really large. (My forearm looked like I had an egg under my skin by the time I got home)
Well, I've got 3 1//2 weeks to heal up for the Mid-Atlantic race.
I might just stay on the indoor trainer until then.
https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/848323867
My intent was to ride a "recovery century". i.e. A century at my "recovery" power of about 155 watts.
I had a dentist appointment at 8:30am, so I got up at 3:30am and went to the track I usually ride on.
Took my "Sebring" light with me. Darkness, 100% humidity with fog, and fogged up Visor = riding off the track on the corner, trying to recovery, got back on the track, them immediately fell, sliding on my left side AGAIN!
My wounds from 12 days ago not even healed. Bad abrasion on my left forearm also. This happened at around mile 42. I picked myself up, saw a little blood on my arm, but didn't feel anything "significant" on my rear end, so I got back on the bike and rode another 59 miles!
Oh yeah - forgot to mention that a bee landed on me and stung me right under my heart rate monitor strap. Luckily that was at mile 98.
Good news, I averaged 24.3mph for 100+ miles on 156 watts, and an average pulse of 139.
First 100 miles in 4:06:46. New personal best and at a relatively easy pace.
Bad fueling/hydration experiment: I said to myself: "Self: since you are just going to be riding at your 'recovery' pace, you probably don't need anything to eat, and you might not even need anything to drink since it is so humid and dark". I must have just been delirious from getting up so early to make that decision! Well, that worked (but not really) for the first 60 miles. Then my chest starting hurting!?? I had to stop, ran to the car, grabbed a couple of bottles of water. Mixed one up with 2 scoops of Infinit that I had pre-measured in a bag , and left one plain water. Went back out with those and used them up over the next 40 miles. Road 101 miles on 1- 2 scoop serving of Infinit and 1 16oz bottle of water. Not the best decision, and will not do it again.
Lessons learned:
Don't ride in the Dark unless wearing Kevlar body suit, especially when you have an indoor trainer just sitting there all lonely.
Don't ride when you can't see where you are going.
Take fuel and water, no matter your effort level.
Ride with someone else, so they can take you to the hospital when needed.
When hurt, don't keep riding unless something BIG is on the line, otherwise hurt body parts swell up really large. (My forearm looked like I had an egg under my skin by the time I got home)
Well, I've got 3 1//2 weeks to heal up for the Mid-Atlantic race.
I might just stay on the indoor trainer until then.
https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/848323867
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