June 17, 2010,
Having planned to use today and tomorrow as my last long rides before the event begins, I got off to an EARLY start today. Was up at 4:30 am and on the road by 5:30am. When I ride myself during the event, I am going to leave real early to beat the traffic and the heat and the wind. Today the wind was blowing out of the west very hard between 15 and 25 miles per hour. I rode inland to minimize the wind and after about 40 miles I got on Highway 195 and took advantage of the wind. I averaged about 22 mph up and down the rolling hills. I was even stopped by a State Policeman. He didn't know I had a permit to ride on the highway. Said I was the only one who did. I like riding on the shoulder because there are no lights and cars to worry about.
I wound up in Sea Girt and had to fight the northwest wind home for 10 miles. When I finished the ride, I felt great. It was a real hard effort and I averaged he fastest I have ever done, 16.5 mph. Tomorrow I will go on the flats to the Hook and try to do another 5 to 6 hour ride. After that I will keep my longest ride to 4 hours for next week.
Crunches: 300
Push ups: 50
Total Distance: 80 miles
Total Time: 4 hours and 52 minutes
Phil
About Me
- Phil Benson
- I am 64 years old and have been a visionary my whole life. I saw Frank Shorter win the Olympics in 1972, and I said I want to run a marathon. Since then I have run 50. I watched the Ironman Triathlon in Hawaii on TV and I said I want to do that. 3 years later I finished the Iron man in Hawaii. I was 45 at the time. I watched all of the Tour de France this year,2009,and I said I want to do that. Unable to compete in the Tour, I will do the same miles they do on the same days in July. Can I do it? The saying goes "Man can achieve what the mind can conceive".
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