The goal was to keep the HR between
130 and 140. I did have to take a potty break and refill water a couple of times - but it was nice, again, to do a non-drafting, lonely Century.That is, until other bikers started showing up. With 20 miles to go, the roadies arrived - particularly Mike, who's training for 6-gap, and doesn't understand that slow for me is painfully slow for him. I kept on having to say, "um, Mike, my HR is 150" and then he'd back it down.
For the final 6 miles, a peloton of riders rode past the water point (yea, I had 6 to go and was filling up - I was that parched...) and I guess it was on. We mounted back up and rode after them - caught the first group in 2 miles, and the second a mile later. I pulled them for about 2 miles (my last 2 miles) and totally blew up, but was really surprised of what I still had in my legs for that last 6 miles. Usually I'm a mess at that point.
Speaking of messes....I was threatened to be "outed" last night amongst spouses of Ironman trainees. TriSherpaDi's got a blog and she ain't afraid to use it! Yes, even the.bigun was too tired to put out. I can hardly believe it myself. Is there some support group I can go to?
12 comments:
Sounds to me like you were putting out. You pulled a train ya big slut.
Support group? Pansy! You just need to mount up and ride... if you know what I mean.
Btw, wear your heart rate monitor, we want graphs.
looks like a really good, even paced, ride. i would love to average 18.5 for cda! nice work, bigun!
that'll happen
Great pace...even with the water and potty stops!
You are SO ready!
Shouldn't you be doing 150+ mile rides? ;^)
Excel Man: Shouldn't you be eating a big 'ol helping of "Shut-the-hell-up", with a side of "bite-me"? =:-)
It's on the menu for dinner tonight. Don't forget the 5k swims too! LOL
Oh, you're only swimming 5k's?
Don't worry, I'm sure you'll be ok at CdA.
Hey Dude -
You may not know this, but as a certified USAT Level III Overtrainer and Ultracyclist I can tell you that spending a long time in the saddle frequently results in nerve impingement issues that can cause temporary performance problems. They go away after a few hours. After that you can follow Blink's advice - we do want to see the graphs.
Nice job on the mid-week century. It will pay huge for you, come IMCdA.
Anytime I'm over 5 hours in the saddle, I coat "the region" in desitin(diaper rash cream). Let's just say, it must transfer the smell of "Sorry Honey, Not Tonight."
That is my passive-aggressive approach.
Support group, yeah it's called anyone who has trained for an IM.
LOL Funny guys!!! LOL
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