Today, we rode the San Antonio Fiesta Wildflower century ride - 100 miles of almost continuous rolling hills and wind, and LOTS of chip seal. LLS raised almost 60 thousand dollars for the fight against blood cancers, so that was pretty awesome in and of itself.
This was my first century of the season and 10th overall since I started the cycling in 2007. 6 hours and 46 minutes worth of effort on the tri bike, to get ready for the first triathlon next weekend. This was a tough ride, ranks right up there with the top 2 or 3 most difficult I have ridden. And somebody lied when they said this was fairly flat... I drove the first 50 miles of it in the truck yesterday because the elevation map made it look pretty difficult, but there wasn't enough time to drive the whole thing, so I didn't see all the hills that WERE in the second half.
But we managed to get through the whole 100 miles. And last week, two good nights at the pool and a transition practice at the lake followed by a 3 mile run. Tomorrow night a short swim, Tuesday a Splash and Dash (750 meters in the water followed by a 2 mile run), Wednesday maybe a short swim or hill repeats on the bike, and then sometime Thursday off to Galveston. I am looking forward to seeing my friends and a number of professional triathletes doing the Half-Iron on Sunday.
Should be a fun-filled weekend.
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