The December 6, 2008, Radium Springs 200k Brevet was described as having 4130′ climbing, with elevations ranging from 4000′ to 5300′. My three-day weekend substitute totaled 236k with 11900′ climbing; elevations from 7500′ to 10000′. Not sure if I could have made 200k yesterday, even on relatively flat terrain, at a lower elevation, but I feel ready for a 200k now….well, maybe not tomorrow!
Today, Bonnie and I went for a nice, slow trail run. Then she had a bath and I got on my bike for a couple trips to the top of the pass. I felt surprisingly good on my bike today. Better than yesterday, but there was not much wind until the last few miles. The highway was covered with sand. That slowed my descents.
Yesterday I started to bonk about three hours into my ride. Today I ate a little more frequently and mixed my drink stronger to compensate for drinking less in the cool weather. I felt like I could have kept going….except it was almost dark, and 40F deg, and I was dressed for 60F.
I don’t really expect this little blog series to be very interesting it was for accountability, as Olga wrote about in November.
Day Elapsed Time Mi / Km Elev Ft Run/Walk Fri 2:20 8 / 12.8 1660 Sat 2:40 10 / 16 1720 Sun 1:00 4 / 6.4 840 ---------------------------------------- 6:00 22 / 35 4220 Cycling Fri 2:00 26.3 / 42.3 -- (rollers) Sat 4:40 56.6 / 91.1 3480 Sun 3:45 42.4 / 68.2 4200 ---------------------------------------- 10:25 125.3/201.6 7680 Total 16:25 147 / 236 11900