Originally Posted by
Double0757
Congratulation! Sure doesn't look like an easy ride from the track and elevation gain and lost and the distance in between them. I would like to try something like this some day, just to see my level of fitness.
I'm here in Thalahasse visiting my son and brought my commuter with me. Some killer hills in town! Had to use gears I never used before in south Florida! I like it! Makes for slower commute but the up and down adds a level of fun.
Tallahassee is very hilly. In February I did the "Capitol Ride" it went from Moffit Cancer Center in Tampa, Florida to Tallahassee. 325 miles-4 days, (3 centuries and one 25 mile day). The first day was all hills (hard to believe outside of Tampa) and the last day -well actually the last mile was the hardest to the Capitol. I too used my commute as part of my training and then did long rides on the weekend. Probably the last few weeks or so before I wanted one extra long ride during the week, (I would ride my road bike in on Wednesday and get off work an hour earlier so I could ride for about 40 miles after work) my commute was a big portion of my training plan. I only had 9 weeks from finding out about the ride and to the actual date of the ride so it wasn't as many weeks as I would have liked but I feel that my commute with a loaded commuter helped with the training and on my next upcoming big events (2 in October) I will use my commute as part of my training for the weekday rides.