All season long I've been training for an endurance cycling event that just happened last weekend.
It was a double metric century (125 miles) with 8,000+ ft of climbing.

But, because of a stupid wrong turn (our mistake) which added an additional 1/2 hr of time and 9 miles to our total, we ended up doing an even longer ride!

We woke up at 4:30 am, left at 6:20 am and returned by 6:15pm. Damn, it was a loooong day, but worth it in the end.

Here are the stats:

Total mileage: 136 miles
Total elevation gain: 8,255 ft
Total saddle time: 9:45 minutes
Total time: 12 hrs
Average speed: 13.9 mph



Yes, I feel TRIUMPHANT !!! It was definitely a Personal Best. I'm a bit sore in my thighs, from all the climbing, but overall, I'm doing pretty well. All the training and pre-ride hydration really paid off. I'm taking it easy for a couple days, though....