Good cycle and blow out.

I headed out a bit later today with a goal of 60 miles. I did it! I have never cycled that far before. Denver is a bit tricky, I cycled for 25 miles at a mild gradient and then, bam, a nice big hill. So the last 5 miles out were hard. The c470 trail also requires you to stop and cross roads. That makes a rhythm hard. Its in though and I'm knackered. I ran out of Gatorade at mile 50 and the last 10 miles were hard.

I tried something new today. I added food to my training, 2 bottles of Gatorade (not diet) and a energy cliff bar. All I can think is that how would I have faired without those 600 calories! More calories required as I completely blew up at mile 50. I did burn 4500 calories on the bike and I bet I still do not lose weight!

The river was great today due to all the rain down south recently and I gave up my inner tube to a biker who was in trouble (did forget to restart my garmen for a few miles). I did this at mile 1 so the next 59 miles I always had a bit of nervousness in the back of my mind. Still karma held out and no new punctures.

Next week is a Brick week. This should make things interesting.