Fifty mile ride

stratcat

I read in a magazine last week that you should up your milage by about 10% if you want to increase the distance you can cover.

So yesterday I completely diregarded that advice and took my wife on 51 mile ride to Kirkby Lonsdale and back

I wasn't too bad, but she was really struggling on the way back. It was cold and the hills are a bit relentless when you are cream crackered.
Am I a bad man? Or should I be applauded for showing her her inner strength
There was no where to stop and warm up/rest, so we just ate the flap jacks and bananas and got on with it. 6 hours in the saddle was quite a long time though :oops:

Actually far from trying to bump me off today, she is feeling quite smug at her, not 50, but 51 miles

We did a similar thing last year, we do a hard one, then everything that comes after feels easy and she knows she can do it.

Might go for the hundred next week :twisted: :twisted: :twisted:

dennisn

Not to worry. Your body will probably turn up sooner or later. I wouldn't sleep at all if I were you.

stratcat

I always sleep with one eye open

tlw1

stratcat wrote:

I always sleep with one eye open

and a knife under the pillow

Flasheart

matthew h wrote:

stratcat wrote:

I always sleep with one eye open

and a knife under the pillow

I prefer a Glock