Today, I completed my first full 12-mile bike ride in a little over an hour, and this time I knew where I was going. I had mapped out that it was exactly 6 miles to the center of Hubbardston and since Lent was over, owed myself a little treat :). Since I am still car-less, I figured I'd test out my 12-mile endurance while rewarding myself at the same time.
Most of the ride are simple, rolling hills followed by flats until I hit THE MONSTER at about the 5 mile mark. This hill is over .3 miles long at just goes up, and up, and up. I was almost ready to de-bike when the end of Clapton's "Layla" came on about 3/4 through the hill. My soul was placated and I crested the monster.
The ride home features a steeper, yet not as long hill, but after about 8 miles of biking, it is just as daunting. Again, ready to quit, "Sound of Silence" begins to pump through my ears, I take a deep breath, and bam, I've reached the top.
It's funny though, all the "little" things I've told myself I would not need I am currently dying for. I thought sunglasses were just ridiculous until I was picking nats out of my eye doing 25mph down a steep hill, and when my toes went numb around mile 7, I started thinking bike shoes might not be such a bad idea after all. I may need to start a seperate funraiser just to get my through all the supplies I am going to need!
Lots of good weather ahead and a lead on pool time=a great training week for me!
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