July 4th Weekend of Riding

From Friday to this morning, I put in about 140 miles.

I did Point Lookout Friday and this morning (55 total), 33 on Sunday and 52 on Monday.

I would have done more on Sunday but was taking one of my old foster kids to the Yankee game (more on that later). Knowing that I could only ride for a couple of hours, I hammered the ride and never stopped.

(I then spent 5 hours in the 95 degree sun at Yankee Stadium. I spent about $40 on water and lemonade and kept pouring ice down my back and water over my head. Mathew had a good time but remind me never to agree to take him to a day game in July or August).

On Monday, I did a modified version of the Mansion Ride. I climbed about 2600 feet over 52 miles and only stopped once for a few minutes after the descent from the hill at Sea Cliff. Despite the high temperatures, I didn't feel hot during the ride (I was finished by 10:10) but was incredibly overheated for the next few hours despite a cold shower and taking in ridiculous amounts of fluids. I didn't feel normal until around 6 p.m.

This morning, starting at 5:55, I bombed the flat Point Lookout ride. I happened to run into a couple of my friends along the way and they rode with me for a while. Today was one of those rare days where there was virtually no wind either way and I was lucky with most of the traffic lights so I was able to round trip in 1:35, probably a record for me. Average HR was 154 so I was pounding it pretty hard.

Again, I didn't sweat much or feel particularly hot during the ride but was very uncomfortable during my 15 minute walk from Penn Station to work. I have a fan blowing on me as I write.

All in all, a pretty productive and fun weekend of riding.

Scary thought: The temperature could be like this (and was in 2004) during the Alyn Ride, even though it's in late October. Yikes.