Did my second long ride of the year, staying to my pledge to do a long ride at least once a week to prepare for Rouge-Roubaix on March 8th...if I do it! Knocked out 91 miles in a vicious 10-20 mph wind that I rode head-on into for probably 2/3's of the ride and it really took a lot out of me. I started with the LaS'port group for the first seven miles where we had a great tailwind, going around 30 mph, sometimes up to 32...very fast on the wet road we were traveling! Then I was on my own as I stuck to my plan for a fat-burning, Long, Slow Distance (LSD) ride. I have to admit that riding by myself for 83 miles isn't the most fun I've ever had. But now I've already got a total of 304 miles in the saddle by the tenth day of January and, in the past, I've never had more than 260 miles for the ENTIRE month! I hope this pays off. I was tired the rest of the day and pretty much ate back all the weight I lost!
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