Ben and I woke up bright and early at 4:15 AM, and were on our bikes an hour later, headed for Mesquite, NV. We met up with a group of tri-club members and had a fantastic ride! I wasn't sure how far I was going to get, knowing that doing 100 miles was a pretty big stretch for me (my longest ride to date has been 62) but we had my son as a support vehicle, and I knew that I could hop in the car anytime I wanted, so the pressure was off! I made it all the way to Mesquite, and decided to push it just a little bit further, thinking that if I got 70-75 miles in, it would be enough. When I got part of the way up the backside of Utah hill, with the sun beating down on me, I had reached 68.4 miles, and I had had enough! So Joshua picked me up and drove me the remaining 10 miles to the top of the mountain. I figured if I rode down part of the hill, I could get my 75 miles in, so I got out of the car and proceeded down the hill. When I reached the bottom, I thought, "why not?" and I finished the rest of the ride to our meeting place at Sand Hollow Aquatic Center. So I logged a total of 85.1 miles on my bike today, spending 5:25:44 on two wheels. I feel so accomplished. :D
Then tonight, after a huge late-night meal, I felt it nessecary to do a little running so that I could be justified in eating my Ben and Jerry's ice cream at 10:30 at night....since 5 1/2 hours of working out is not enough...and I ran 3.1 miles in 28:04. Legs are tired. :) | 