This year's 100 Miles of Nowhere turned out to be quite a bit different than last year's...
For one thing, neither the husband nor I are fit enough to attempt riding 100 miles in one day right now. So, on Monday before we did the event, I suggested to the husband that maybe it would be a good idea to ride 100 Kilometers of Nowhere instead. The relief that exuded from him was palpable. He had been thinking the same thing, but was afraid to suggest it.
Once the elephant had exited from the room, we both started looking forward to our 100KON.
And, instead of doing it on the official weekend this year, we thought we'd to try to beat the heat a little bit, so we did it on Friday, May 4.
Car stocked with drinks, food, ice-cold wet towels, and tools |
Before the ride, I was fresh and full of energy. How hard could riding 100k be, anyway? It should be a breeze!
So happy! ...and so naive |
Wow! The last time I rode my road bike was last year's 100MON - should this be considered foreshadowing? Yes, it should be. |
I also thought it would be fun to document the pains in my body BEFORE the event...
Sara's pains: left knee hurts, back is sore
Husband's pains: lower-back pain, general nausea
Sound like we're in for a fun ride, doesn't it? Har, dee, har, har.
We got about 20 minutes into the ride before this started happening.
We need to find a new trucking company? |
By mile 16.5, the pains included the above, plus...
Sara's pains: right hand numb
Husband's pains: left hand numb, hoping to avoid hospitalization this year (back-story: the week after last year's ride, the husband ended up in the hospital with unexplained abdominal pains for 3 days)
But we soldiered on and eventually made it to our break for lunch at just over the half-way mark. By this point, it was really getting hot and I was beginning my downhill slide.
The heat, my God, the heat! |
What now?! |
Oh, you decided not to use the trucking company I found this morning? |
We finished the 100 kilometers with 0.12 miles to spare!
100 km (62.4 miles) |
You keep working, I'll be over here recovering... |
Feeling much better now! |
Breaking out the laptop! This must be serious. |
Oh, and I almost forgot, I get to proclaim which divisions we won!
Well, I guess I'll claim that I won the "Houston Women's Happy-I-Didn't-Die Division" and the husband once again took first place in the "Most Billable Hours While Riding Division". Until next year!
2 comments:
That photo of you in the middle really does a good job of conveying a rough spot :) Bon travail!
It was definitely a bad day - "the worst day I've ever had on a bike" I think were my exact words! Not sure why my body failed me that day, but I'm hoping it doesn't happen again soon.
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