Day 71

Day 71: Today was an amazing day for a ride. I did the West GA 100 ride today! It was an amazing ride that was very challenging. If you recall me saying that the Rev 3 70.3 bike course was tough, I think this may have been harder. lol I did the 66 mile ride and lets just say hills and I became best friends today. Just when you think you could recover on a down hill from a climb you would just got right into another hill. Not only did hills and I become best friends I think I also became good friends with my small gear. I am one that fears dropping my chain and I'm not sure why, but after this ride today and all the shifting I am starting to feel better about it all!!! I really think this may be one of my favorite rides because 1) the course was tough and 2) the volunteers were extremely nice and wanted to do anything to help! Because of all the hills I am really planning on going out there to do that course again. I really feel that it will really help me get ready for Ironman Wisconsin. The elevation gain for the 100 miler on this ride was 5,000! After an extremely hill 66 mile ride I put those running shoes back on and went for a short and very slow 2 mile run. One thing that made it really bad was the heat. I got into the 90's today and riding and then trying to run in it as well was a killer. After today I really will be looking forward to a day of rest. Friday will not come soon enough!

After a HOT and brutal Hilly ride!

If you set a goal for yourself and are able to achieve it, you have won your race. Your goal can be to come in first, to improve your performance, or just finish the race its up to you.
-Dave Scott, Triathlete