Big Week

I had a big week of riding and feel good. I finished with over 200 miles this week and felt that I rode pretty strong on saturday. I hurt myself by getting into a six man breakaway just after the halfway point of the ride. That effort, which proved to be fruitless because we were caught right before the sprint, did me in for the rest of the ride. I got dropped as soon as we were caught. I was unable to keep up the speed of the group but I still felt pretty strong. I decided to keep riding and continued on with the ride by myself. Near the end, I met up with Doug from the Cycle Haus who had also called it quits and we rode back to the shop together. According to him, at the point where I met him, I had only missed about 10 miles of the complete ride. With that being said, My final mileage for the day was 75 miles. Had I not gone with the breakaway, I think I could have gone longer with the group. You can't just be a strong rider, you have to be smart too. 

I look forward to more bike commuting this week but monday I have to drive. I have some side work after my regular job that requires my truck.