Completed my 1st long ride

andy 3654
andy 3654 Posts: 183
edited October 2012 in Road general
Im really chuffed with myself yesterday I completed my 1st long ( for me) ride of 55.5 miles.
Should of been 60 but bit of a difference with the web site route and what it actually is.

Completed it in 3 hours 12 mins average of 17.3 mph.

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  • getprg
    getprg Posts: 245
    Fantastic effort - that is an impressive average speed. :D
  • 99thmonkey
    99thmonkey Posts: 667
    Good result must be the season I nailed a 70 by accident on saturday too! Only set out for an hour but felt good, had to beg a waterbottle refil at a random house but all good
  • lc1981
    lc1981 Posts: 820
    Nice one. That's a good average speed for your first long ride! Were there any hills?
  • BowtomePhil
    BowtomePhil Posts: 198
    99thmonkey wrote:
    Good result must be the season I nailed a 70 by accident on saturday too! Only set out for an hour but felt good, had to beg a waterbottle refil at a random house but all good

    This is funny as the same happened to me on my first 50(it was 28 degrees, yes in the UK a few weeks back) They didn't seem to mind refilling which was nice.
  • BowtomePhil
    BowtomePhil Posts: 198
    andy 3654 wrote:
    Im really chuffed with myself yesterday I completed my 1st long ( for me) ride of 55.5 miles.
    should have been 60 but bit of a difference with the web site route and what it actually is.

    Completed it in 3 hours 12 mins average of 17.3 mph.

    Congrats and yes dam impressive speed average.
  • 99thmonkey
    99thmonkey Posts: 667
    BowtomePhil wrote:
    99thmonkey wrote:
    Good result must be the season I nailed a 70 by accident on saturday too! Only set out for an hour but felt good, had to beg a waterbottle refil at a random house but all good

    This is funny as the same happened to me on my first 50(it was 28 degrees, yes in the UK a few weeks back) They didn't seem to mind refilling which was nice.

    I think it was the climbing through Surrey Hills and a lap of Boxhill that drained me so 2 bottles next time and more Jelly Babies
  • andy 3654
    andy 3654 Posts: 183
    There were some climbs but nothing serious as soon as im brave enough ill reverse the route nice descent on normal way so would like to tackle it......
    maybe next year when there are few more miles beneath me, not been riding long.

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