I’ve been riding for about two years now, and I’ve never really felt the need to seek out very long rides, though I’ve done a couple of solo and group 70-75 milers without too much of a problem. Today I went out with the RB’s cyclery B group (which now includes other racers who are looking for a long, slow base ride). I swear that Ryan and I started that trend…

So Rod, the shop owner/ride leader mapped out a 75 mile route (he’s trying to help people prep for the upcoming MS150 ride). We rode to/from the ride and ended up clocking 87.5 miles- making today’s venture my longest one yet. Other than having a sore backside, I felt good at the end.

306 miles this week, and I feel better than I have in a long time! Time for another 75 miler tomorrow :)

P.S. I also found out today that David Lacek, a well-respected local, also has weapons-grade sweat. We talked about how to deal with it until he got tired of the sketchiness of the group and took off on his own. I don’t feel so bad now.