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Fulton Gran Fondo


Today I finished my first century ride (100 miles).  A friend and I rode a steady and slow pace but finished (and were not the last to finish).  Sitting at our last rest, a rider commented on how the kept passing us and wanted to know if we were taking short cuts.  The truth is we  did a fairly decent job of keeping our pace. As I drank my beer in the Fulton Brewery parking lot after the ride, I mentioned that it was not the most painful ride of the year.  I was certain it was our 50 mile ride, but as I was going to link that post from the horrible ride, it looks like it wasn't the 50 because I thought it was a cold ride.  Anyway, one of the training rides was much worse than yesterday.  Plus, with my inhaler, most of the ride went fairly smooth in the breathing area.  Unfortunately, I may have used my inhaler too early, and the first 30 left me sucking air and not being able to find my breath.  Alas, after the first stop, I used my inhaler and was able to breathe.  Life is good!

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KC said…
Congratulations!! 100 is a LONG way.
6:33 AM
LH said…
KUDOS!

100 miles. WOW!
6:40 AM
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