Today is a rest day, was out there for 62 km yesterday, the first 36 km with a lot of grades — up to 13%. Just started to look at the video(s) and off hand I'd say I wasn't really in the "fully ready" condition right from the start. The start being a 2 km grade up to 10+%.
Well it is what it is and more rest for the next of that "killer ride". But it was fun on the downhills.
Oh yes when I told SWMBO about the struggle on the last 26 km — that's the flat rail trail — she told me that I'm nuts. Well, what can I say, eh?