Well I haven't been very diligent about updating this week. The promised race report has yet to happen. Maybe tomorrow as it's a rain day. It's actually rained much of this week. Because of the rain Wednesday trail work is now today. We are hosting a mountain bike race at the North Loop on Sunday and the grass needs to be tamed.
Yesterday also did not rain so I headed out on the Cutthroat. The wind was NW but I headed E and North a bit first to switch up the routes. In doing so I kind of miscalculated time and distance. But luckily I had no real time commitments back home.
It was my first long ride in the heat and humidity. I consumed over 200 oz of water but I still never had to pee on my almost 8 hour ride, not good. About 40 minutes from home I pulled off into the shade and sat for bit. The heat and humidity had gotten to me. I made it home just fine but felt pretty crumby for an hour after. While I have been bumming I'm not in the DKXL this ride made me realize I would have really suffered as they are to set heat records down in Kansas today and tomorrow!
Ended with almost 8 hours and 135 miles.
School is done for the year so I can start biking some in the morning. I'm headed over to the North Loop shortly to get a lap in before work and spin the legs.
Happy Weekend.
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