Century

Well, I blew off the Madison Triathlon last week. The weather people threatened us with hurricane hanna. As I awoke at 4am, it was pouring rain and dark. I decided to crawl back into bed and enjoy my rest. As it turned out, they canceled the swim and turned it into a duathlon. The rain also stopped in time for the race but that is okay. I had a good active recovery week.

Fast forward this past Sunday. I planned on riding with a group of people I know in an organized century ride leaving from Goldens Bridge, NY. These guys are all training for IMAZ so we're on the same page as its just a few weeks later.

As we arrive, it was raining. We gather our stuff and take off....about six of us. Great group. I watched my powermeter all day since I knew this was all about pacing during a long day. We got rained on for about the first 30 minutes to 1 hour, then it stopped the rest of the day. Unfortunately the heat and humidity replaced the rain. We did 1 loop of 50 miles and I felt fine to this point. It was after that for the next 50, that my legs decided to go on vacation or something. Long story, short, I made it 100 miles but never had a spunk in my legs all day. I tried to pace my ride but it just wasn't my day.

Good to put the miles in the bank.