Thread: 75 mile ride with commuting as only training report.
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Old 09-11-12 | 05:41 PM
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I think you nailed it. Training might help, and working on fit might help, but that many hours of one activity has got to hurt to some degree. I find the last 25 miles of a century ride to be harder than the first 75 miles.
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