Originally Posted by
billydonn
Good job goldie! Last two days of RAGBRAI might be very hot and crowded with riders of unknown skill who don't hold their line, so be careful out there.
Heed my advice to have a very, very easy week before your event. Post a pic or two of RAGBRAI?
I did my two days of RABRAI and had an amazing amount of fun. The first day was 53 miles and the second 67. I had no problems on the second day but it was helped by a tailwind and cool temperatures. For once, I actually passed a few people on the hills.
Oddly, last night after the first ride I was very tired and very cranky. But I got a solid 8 hours of sleep last night and was feeling great this morning. My guess is that today's ride was my fasted metric ever. However, my speedometer died so I will never know.
I think I am ready for my four day event. I am going to try riding some, but not a lot tomorrow. And yes, the week before I will slow down.
My camera took terrible blurry pictures, I think water got into the lens yesterday. I have a new cell phone and have to figure out how to download the pictures. Hope I got a few that were OK.