Hello again,
I did not getup as early as I had hoped on Sunday, but I did get up and put my bike on my bike rack and headed to Bolsa Chica.
I thought riding from Bolsa Chica to the pier and back would be 15 miles. I started the ride optimistic but as I kept my eye on the speedometer I started to get discouraged. The miles seemed to add up slow. I could see the HB pier at a distance but it seemed so far away and the following thoughts popped into my mind "why are you doing this, you can't do this, you are way out of shape and too old to be doing this, just quit now". I decided to check my phone as had downloaded Map My Ride and check what that said and I noticed a considerable difference. I also played with my speedometer and realized I had it in the wrong setting. So when I checked I was close to my halfway point and I kept pressing forward. I went down a hill and the breeze, sense of accomplishment, and hearing the waves made me want to keep pushing. I got to the pier area and I thought just keep going you have not reached an hour yet. So I rode to Newland Street and stopped for a second to enjoy the moment as well as think - how am I going to get back to my car.
I started riding against the wind and quickly realized that is why I was having a hard time. I also had to a very small little incline and I know that incline may still be there on the actual ride along with a much larger incline. I went ahead and kept going and made it.
I was slower getting back to my car, but I am happy to say that while I only completed 14.09 miles I did not give up and if I had been able to get to number 15; I am very confident I would have done it under two hours.
I felt fine after the ride but that night I did feel tired and a little sore but this morning I was back to normal. While I was going to aim for only 20 mile next week I think I should up it to 23.
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