Originally Posted by
hambertloot
i only did 70mi last week. i wasnt feeling it. it was cold windy and a down pour. feet were soaked.
Wet feet are really uncomfortable. One trick I sometimes use when there's a chance my socks will get all soaked is to use small household plastic bags as second layer socks, to keep the actual socks dry and warm. It may not work for a 300 km ride, because the plastic also keeps the sweat in, but for a couple of hours it can make quite a difference.
Originally Posted by
hambertloot
this saturday is going to be beautiful and i am going for a 125miler (double metric). probably good that i disnt do 100 last weekend so i am fresh for this one
What you did on a previous weekend shouldn't really have much of an impact on the next weekend. The legs will recover soon. I find that after more challenging exercise I'm usually fine again after no more than 2-3 days of taking it easy, and I'm older than you.