look, the wo&d is not the prettiest trail out there, i know that. but its wide, smooth and relatively uncrowded. and it’s LONG. because its so wide, even the people that ARE on i are no be thang. its a fun way to train for the philly century because i can keep adding and seeing new towns at my turn around point. not new towns really, but new to me while on my two-wheeler. i can’t wait for leesburg day. that’s coming up soonish.
the biggest problem is the lack of hills. a normal person would’t care, but i think the philly ride requires a LOT of hill strength so i try to seek them out. i think i’ll try to get a few rides in the hills even if they are not long rides.
anyway, yesterday the squeeze and i headed out in the heat for 50 miles. it was his farthest ride! and only the 3rd or 4th time i have gone that far. it was a hard day, but i know i had more in me which is comforting. i keep trying different nutrition plans. i don’t have it figured out yet, but i’m getting closer. thats my biggest concern at the moment.
also, with lots of uphill in philly also comes lots of downhill, which i’m looking forward to. my next big ride will be in CO. 75 miles. that’s a big jump from 50, but i have to remember that literally half of that will be straight down ill. so actaully, i have a 37.5 miles up hill climb at 10,000 feet then a cruise home. we’ll see how that turns out…
and i’ll also say this…planning a baseball game immediately following a long, calorie burning ride like that, is the best idea ever. beer and bbq never tasted so good.
