Good bike

I didn't sleep well last night so Kathleen gave me a lie in. I got around 9 and started preparing for my long ride. The timing stuck so I decided to do it in the afternoon and spend time with the family.

I got on the trail around 4:30 and it was touch and go getting back before sunset. I got in 60 miles. The first 30 miles were brutal with mile 20 to 30 being hard. I did cut through the wind though. I think the cadence work out on Thursday did wonders for this. The hill at the turnaround killed me too. On the way back I was going all out and realized I wouldn't be able to run the next day so with the wind at my back I coasted a bit. In fact it became hard to use high gears to coast so I dropped and found I could go slightly faster at a lower gear and higher cadence. It wasn't as tiring.

So I ran out of water again. I go through 24 oz per 20 miles. I also took along some other foods. They seemed to help tremendously. We headed to the bike shop with my Birthday money and I got a new shirt and shorts and an assortment of nutritional options. More on them on my day off.