I biked 50 miles yesterday. It wasn’t as bad as I thought. I didn’t prepare for it or anything, just went out for what I planned on being a 20 mile ride, then 30 mile ride, then 40 and finally 50. Being that I hadn’t eaten at all that day (except for a handful of Reese’s Pieces) it was probably not the smartest right to take.
It was also a solid 3 hour and 20 some odd minutes of biking. I really half-assed it on the way back, but I didn’t stop at all (except for red lights) and even made it up what I dubbed the “Stuper-hill) at mile 44. I hadn’t really thought about it before hand, but the last 15 miles of the ride take me from a place called Valley View to my apartment up near the lake. All slight uphill. That is a stupid way to end a bike ride.
The only muscles that got tired enough to actually quiver and then knot up were my inner thighs. Mostly on my right leg, first at mile 40, then 42, then 44 (on the hill, where left inner thigh joined right inner thigh in its knotting up), and then miles 46 – 48.
After mile 50 I stopped at Liquid Planet for a smoothie (Orange Creamsicle, oranges and other such fruit and yogurt) coast around the block home and carried my bike up the three floors. I made a hot bath to relax my muscles and actually got out of the tub feeling pretty good, just tired.
My goal for this break is to bike 200 miles. With the 50 mile venture yesterday I’ve made solid dent in the miles I have to right. I feel pretty good with the 87 minutes for the first 25. I need to just make the last 25 more steadily paced.