Sunday, August 10, 2014

Hot Rocks 2014

8.9.14

Year number 3!   This was my first organized event in 2012 when I began my wellness journey, aka "you're a fat ass, get your act together".

I really like this ride...especially with it being a week removed from blazin saddle.  There is nothing particularly remarkable about this ride, as the scenery is lacking, etc, but, it is a fast course, and it has some significance as it was my first ride and we have family in Rockwall. 

I remember the ride being fairly flat, but, it does have about 1600 feet of climbing over 59 miles.  I suspect it feels flat after blazin saddle the week before. 

I managed this ride much better than last year, when I bonked at the 50 mile mark. I was diligent about stopping periodically  to eat and drink.  And, I minimized time at rest stops, as I totalled only 14 minutes of time stopped. 

I jumped into a few pacelines on this one, which helped a little, but, rode much of it myself.  

I felt really good about this one, as I paced faster than any ride yet and still had plenty left at the end to finish strong.  





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