1st 100 mile ride!
06-25-12, 11:22 AM
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1st 100 mile ride!
I completed my 1st 100 mile ride yesterday!
It was a little warm - 90 degrees for most of the ride, cooled down to the 80s in the evening.
Just for the heck of it, here's the equipment involved:
Overall, it was fun to have completed this. I stared riding last summer after close to 30 years off a bike (and I never rode that far 40 years ago - my previous experience was using a bike for commuting in grad school). But it was quite a grind.
I have what my orthopedist claim is "minor neuroapathy" my feet. That means that my feet started to hurt at about 35 miles, and were really uncomfortable by 65 miles. It was almost a relief when everything else started to get sore at 80 miles - those other panis distracted me from the pain in my feet. The fact that (neural) pain was more of an issue that conditioning pain was a bit of a disappointment. When my legs/neck/triceps started getting sorea at 85 miles, I told myself that conditioning will take care of that eventually - the nerve stuff is different.
I was pleasantly pleased at the complete absence of any back pain. I attribute that to yoga (core strength and flexibility). There is a debate in the Road Cycling forum where some folks are arguing that core strenght and flexibility have nothnig to do with back pain. I say "Marlarkey!", but I no expert.
I do suispect that when a 59 year old man can spend the number of hours I did on a bike yesterday with absolutely no back pain, a years worth of yoga 3 times a week for saidn 59 year old man is probably a factor.
The other big take-away for me is that modern synthetic fabrics are miraculous. I have been a "natural fibers" guy for years (I am an aging hippie ), but the fact that I rode as far as I did yesterday without every feeling hot (excepth when I stopped in a Port-A-Potty) is pretty dang amazing.
It was a little warm - 90 degrees for most of the ride, cooled down to the 80s in the evening.
Just for the heck of it, here's the equipment involved:
- Bike: 2012 Motoebecane "Immortal Force" I posted in the "Road Biking" forum about buying/assembling this bike: https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...ly-with-photos
- Pedals: Shimano Integra
- Shoes: Shimano R087
- Seat: Selle Italia Turbomatic (the only upgrade to the bike - I wanted the slot.)
- Apparel: Motobecane USA "team" jersey and shorts (I only mention this because it was a pretty hot day, and the jersery and shorts worked extremely well.) I bougt these sort of as a goof - but it turned out that apparel makes more difference than I thought. Discomfort due to heat was a non-issue.
- Hydration: A friend showed me these 1 L water bottles and I drank 4 litres.
https://www.nashbar.com/bikes/Product...29_-1___202546
Overall, it was fun to have completed this. I stared riding last summer after close to 30 years off a bike (and I never rode that far 40 years ago - my previous experience was using a bike for commuting in grad school). But it was quite a grind.
I have what my orthopedist claim is "minor neuroapathy" my feet. That means that my feet started to hurt at about 35 miles, and were really uncomfortable by 65 miles. It was almost a relief when everything else started to get sore at 80 miles - those other panis distracted me from the pain in my feet. The fact that (neural) pain was more of an issue that conditioning pain was a bit of a disappointment. When my legs/neck/triceps started getting sorea at 85 miles, I told myself that conditioning will take care of that eventually - the nerve stuff is different.
I was pleasantly pleased at the complete absence of any back pain. I attribute that to yoga (core strength and flexibility). There is a debate in the Road Cycling forum where some folks are arguing that core strenght and flexibility have nothnig to do with back pain. I say "Marlarkey!", but I no expert.
I do suispect that when a 59 year old man can spend the number of hours I did on a bike yesterday with absolutely no back pain, a years worth of yoga 3 times a week for saidn 59 year old man is probably a factor. The other big take-away for me is that modern synthetic fabrics are miraculous. I have been a "natural fibers" guy for years (I am an aging hippie
), but the fact that I rode as far as I did yesterday without every feeling hot (excepth when I stopped in a Port-A-Potty) is pretty dang amazing.
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congratulations on your first century!!! great job, especially with the foot pain.
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06-25-12, 12:28 PM
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Great job. Do you have a route map? I am planning my first in November, just the other side of 57.
https://bikethecoast.eventmediainc.co...-maps-2-2-2-2/
It is an easy century with only about 1500 ft of climbing. The map shows a fifty mile route. The Century riders do it twice. I did the half last year.
https://bikethecoast.eventmediainc.co...-maps-2-2-2-2/
It is an easy century with only about 1500 ft of climbing. The map shows a fifty mile route. The Century riders do it twice. I did the half last year.
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Congrats!
Core strength and back pain are related. I'm now doing core 3x/week. Have noticed a significant improvement in just a few days.
Core strength and back pain are related. I'm now doing core 3x/week. Have noticed a significant improvement in just a few days.
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Great job. Do you have a route map? I am planning my first in November, just the other side of 57.
https://bikethecoast.eventmediainc.co...-maps-2-2-2-2/
It is an easy century with only about 1500 ft of climbing. The map shows a fifty mile route. The Century riders do it twice. I did the half last year.
https://bikethecoast.eventmediainc.co...-maps-2-2-2-2/
It is an easy century with only about 1500 ft of climbing. The map shows a fifty mile route. The Century riders do it twice. I did the half last year.
I am still not very comfortable sharing a road with cars. At 59, I have seen too many drivers make silly mistakes - and made to many silly mistakes myself
- to be very comfortable around cars. Maybe that will change as I get more experience.
06-25-12, 03:52 PM
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Congrats! You might be able to address the foot pain with shoes or insoles. I have numbness occasionally when I do long rides. Its much better than when I started riding after a few shoe changes and gel insoles.
06-25-12, 04:13 PM
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Did you ride on a trail near Raleigh?
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If you know Raleigh at all, I rode up though North Ridge to Mt. Trashmore, and got on the Neuse River Trail. Then I rode back and forth on the Neuse River Trail a bunch of times. Luckily for someone as old as me are Port-A-Potties at the WRAL soccer field, and you can get water at the water fountains out side the bathrooms right below the dam. Those bathrooms are locked, but the water fountains work.
Mike
are Port-A-Potties at the WRAL soccer field, and you can get water at the water fountains out side the bathrooms right below the dam. Those bathrooms are locked, but the water fountains work.Mike
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Congrats on the century!!! Great job. The next time you get "Hot foot", try to loosen your shoes as your feet swell. When I do a century I just make sure my shoes are loose enough when I start and am usually OK.
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that is awesome! i actually just did my first 100 miler on sunday as well. it was good to get it out of the way, but it was very, very boring. it sounds like you had more fun than i did. congrats!
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Add my congratulations to the stack! The first one is special in a way only you can appreciate.
And there's nothing "wimpy" about any century - says the guy who rides tabletop flat centuries in Southeastern Louisisana.
And there's nothing "wimpy" about any century - says the guy who rides tabletop flat centuries in Southeastern Louisisana.
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If you know Raleigh at all, I rode up though North Ridge to Mt. Trashmore, and got on the Neuse River Trail. Then I rode back and forth on the Neuse River Trail a bunch of times. Luckily for someone as old as me are Port-A-Potties at the WRAL soccer field, and you can get water at the water fountains out side the bathrooms right below the dam. Those bathrooms are locked, but the water fountains work.
Mike
are Port-A-Potties at the WRAL soccer field, and you can get water at the water fountains out side the bathrooms right below the dam. Those bathrooms are locked, but the water fountains work.Mike
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