***Progress Report!!!***

I worked myself up to 82Km, and it killed me. I made a few mistakes for my last ride and am now considering backing off completely though my goal was to complete 100km before winter arrives. My previous ride of 75km wasn't too bad. I was suffering near then end but nothing like yesterday. I was all good up until about 60km and then the sun went down and my front light was not adequate enough to light the way so I was straining to see. Then the low blood sugar set in and it was cool and there was an unforgiving strong headwind. I couldn't feel my feet, I was exhausted and couldn't think straight - all I wanted to do was pull over and take a nap. It was a little bit scary. I was starting to hallucinate. I had to get off and walk for about 20 minutes.

I would really like to continue on and do a metric century before winter arrives but I absolutely do not want a repeat of yesterday. I think I need to rest and have a real meal half-way through rather than relying on carb snacks, and also not get caught riding in the dark.

On a lighter note, the first 2/3 of the ride was great. I was thoroughly enjoying the ride and the sunset over the water was stunning.

Thoughts?