Thursday, July 25, 2013

Peach Pedal 2013

7.13.13

Just 6 days after the Mayor's Tri was the Peach Pedal.  This ride was held in Weatherford and had a max distance of 70 miles.  

Prior to this ride, I had been contemplating new wheels for the bike.  I pulled the trigger on a set of Bontrager X Lite wheels the day before the ride, and was eager to test them out. 

I arrived early, and quickly realized that it was going to be a hot day. 

I got off to a relatively fast start, and averaged about 19mph for the first 20 miles+. The new wheels were rolling great!  As expected, it began to get hot, and the course had some hills on the last half of the ride, which slowed my pace drastically.  However, no cramping and only slight leg fatigue. 

I stopped at the last rest stop to fill up my water bottles and was told that we were 9.2 miles from the finish. Not long after leaving the rest stop, I experienced a rear tire flat.  I pulled over in the shade and began to change tubes.  The RBM van pulled up and helped me complete the job.  Soon, I was on my way to the finish. 

Here's the stats:  71.3 miles in 4:23:21. 16.2 mph and 4782 calories burned. 



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