The route would be an out and back with lots of flats and a few rollers along the way. By far it was nothing like all of the climbing we have been doing during our weekend training rides. A welcomed break.
I must admit I loved every mile of this ride and this came to a surprise since I was not really "feeling it" when the alarm screamed at me to get up. But like most days, once my feet hit the floor I good. No big funny thrills to reports so here are some quick stats:
Total distance: 102 miles
Avg. pace at halfway point - 20 mph
Overall avg. pace - 19.3 mph
Avg. heart rate - 136 bpm
Max heart rate - 167 bmp (this happened maybe 4 times and then dropped back to the avg. range)
Fluids - between 85 and 95 oz.
Gels - 6
Food - 1 pb&j
Upon arriving home I showered and then slipped into my new compression Cw-X tights I scored for $40 at a local Tri shop on their sale rack. To soon to cast my opinion on whether these help with recovery but they felt good so I am happy with my purchase.
Craziest thing was that I felt great following the ride. No need for a nap. Could this be a sign of improvement?
Robin
15 comments:
awesome ride! I'm wondering if that's enough fluids for you though...
I'm never feeling it when the alarm sounds before the sun comes up. There's something wrong with those who are ;) That's a strong ride for your first 100 miler. Great job! Found your blog through Shannon ;) Hope you don't mind me crashing it?
Great job Robin! Your first century and you did awesome! Congrats!
WOW! Great job Robin! Congrats!! One day I'd love to do the same :)
Congrats on the century ride! (Is that what they call it?!)
That is a loooong way to go. Awesome that you enjoyed every minute AND felt great afterwards.
That's so cool! Love the pic. What a great feeling of accomplishment. I read it before I went on my run and kept thinking wow - I hope I can do that one day...
Congrats on your first century! Terrific pace, esp. in rainy conditions. And what a score on those CWX tights. I need to find me some compression tights too soon.
Amazing! You did awesome! Glad that your first century was a success!
Nice, fast ride. Congratulations!
Love blasting down some flats once and awhile. Good for developing speed too. Love the tights. I should get some myself. Thanks for the tip.
I can't move past the fact that you look smoking HOTT in the pants@!@
Did you say something about mileage? LOL....
Congrats on your ride. Wow, 19+ mph avg pace, very fast and impressive.
Great ride and a great score on thse CW-Xs!
5 bottles in 100 miles ain't a lot though! Same with the gels; is that enough?
I recognize those feet!! YOu are awesome! And as Wes said, are you drinking enough fluids? It was humid on Saturday big time even in the rain.
Hugs,
Susan
that is a great average speed! you go girl!!
Hey Robin,
Nice job on the century! Fast too, especially if you consider that you weren't dead after.
I agree with some of the others that the fluid intake and fuel intake both seem low... but we're all different.
In my opinion, the best part about recovery tights is that they make you focus on recovering i.e. chill out. The blood flow, muscle recovery thing... who knows.
Cheers,
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