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09-11-07, 11:22 AM
I was debating where to post this, and just feel more connection with my fellow Clydes. This is my second year doing this same charity century ride, called the Buffalo Bicycle Classic (http://www.buffalobicycleclassic.com/) in Boulder, Colorado. I used to cycle a lot in the early 1980s, and fell back in love with it last spring following a significant, slow, and medically directed weight loss program (150+ lbs). I had forgotten how much I love bicycling. How..free it makes me feel.
Ride Details:
Total Distance: 101.2 miles
Average Speed: 18.2 mph (includes everything: riding, 5 restroom stops, food break, redlights, getting lost and wandering around, etc.)
Total Time: 5:37 (includes all stops as mentioned above)
Average Heart Rate: 142 bpm (right in the range that I was shooting for...I did super well monitoring this during the ride).
Total Calories (HRM): 4887
My wife took a couple of pictures of me at the end of the ride. Here you go.
This is me cresting the top of the last hill at the finish line on my vintage 1988 Trek aluminum frame rig.
http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l47/faganj/last_hill_small.jpg
Me scarfing pasta, and wearing my new century-ride event hat after.
http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l47/faganj/pasta_small.jpg
Despite some injuries this year that kept me off the bike for a couple of weeks at-a-time in late May and early July (bike wreck, and really hurt my back in an aerobic kick-boxing class with my wife...:rolleyes:), I improved my time by 48 minutes over last year. I also did not bonk like I did last year. It was a nice, fun, beautiful ride.
Have fun out there!
Ride Details:
Total Distance: 101.2 miles
Average Speed: 18.2 mph (includes everything: riding, 5 restroom stops, food break, redlights, getting lost and wandering around, etc.)
Total Time: 5:37 (includes all stops as mentioned above)
Average Heart Rate: 142 bpm (right in the range that I was shooting for...I did super well monitoring this during the ride).
Total Calories (HRM): 4887
My wife took a couple of pictures of me at the end of the ride. Here you go.
This is me cresting the top of the last hill at the finish line on my vintage 1988 Trek aluminum frame rig.
http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l47/faganj/last_hill_small.jpg
Me scarfing pasta, and wearing my new century-ride event hat after.
http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l47/faganj/pasta_small.jpg
Despite some injuries this year that kept me off the bike for a couple of weeks at-a-time in late May and early July (bike wreck, and really hurt my back in an aerobic kick-boxing class with my wife...:rolleyes:), I improved my time by 48 minutes over last year. I also did not bonk like I did last year. It was a nice, fun, beautiful ride.
Have fun out there!