I did another day of training for the Carti Tour de Rock on Saturday. I rode 42 miles with a group of people that I thought was going to go about 13-16 mph. I think I ended up in the wrong group because most of the first part of the ride we were doing about 18mph!
Toward the end of the first half I was beginning to get tired, but I pushed on! I made it to the rest/turn around point. I took a few minutes to eat some energy beans and hydrate myself. I decided to head out, I was on my own and pretty much stayed that way the whole trip back. I don't mind riding alone, in fact I prefer it, but I will say I was a little nervous about it when I reached Broadway. Perhaps next time I'll wait for some other riders so I'll feel a little safer :)
Some of the high points about this day was that I met some more nice people and I learned that riding in a group pushes me to go faster! After talking to a lady during the ride, I'm considering getting clipped into my pedals, but that's another topic with more to come!
After the training ride I headed to my usually spot at Burns Park for some more riding. I did the River Trail two times and my total miles for the day....are you ready??......72.6 miles!!! My new record! I know I'm going to hit my goal before the middle of summer!
I need to mention that I set up a new FB group - Pedal Chix! I'm hoping to get more women involved with cycling, especially women in my area. We'll see how it goes! I'm having the first "group ride" this Wednesday in Brinkley at 5:00. I'm going to keep it at about a 10 mile ride, I don't want to scare them away with long rides. Right now I only have 2 ladies wanting to meet up. Sounds like another blog topic!
