Well, June 9 has arrived. Notice I didn't say "finally." In fact I'm shocked its already here. When I registered for Ride the Rockies back in January it was on the distant horizon. Even by March when I found out I made it in the lottery, summer seemed far off and there were many miles to ride before this day would come.
On March 3rd I set a goal to ride 1,500
miles before June 9. At the time it seemed
like a reasonable goal, just a little over 100 miles per week over 14 weeks.
But a slow start in March and April left me playing catch up in May. Fortunately
good weather and a two-week break in my travel schedule allowed me to rack up
637 miles in May.
After this past Sunday's Elephant Rock century ride I stood at 1,394 miles going into the final week before the big ride. So did I reach my goal?
**drumroll**
No. Between business travel and crazy Colorado weather I was only able to get in one 10-mile ride on my indoor trainer this week. So my training total since March 3 is 1,404 miles in 51 rides totaling 86.3 hours in the saddle and burning 100,244 calories!
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| Team BEEF rocked the Elephant Rock Century! |
The important thing is I feel like I am ready. I felt
great during Elephant Rock, averaging 17 miles per hour with the help of fellow Team BEEF members Troy and Dale. My legs
felt great, even after a four-hour flight on Monday. Setting the goal served its purpose,
motivating me to push my training to the next level, especially over the past month. I am now ready to rock.
Daren
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