I rode 60 miles on my mountain bike today. I rode from Spanish Fork to Lehi via Santaquin and the backside of Utah Lake. It was long, it was grueling, but I did it. I'm just kidding, it really wasn't that bad. I could imagine riding another 40 miles after stopping for lunch. It was really my ass and not my legs that did me in.My plan had been to stop by the bike store yesterday to gear up before riding today. I wanted to get some new pedals that I can clip into, biker shorts, a biker jersey, and a helmet. But, the bike store was out of the pedals so I decided to wait until next week to gear up. The moral of the story is that I must have looked out of place while I was riding today, because a Sheriff's van actually pulled up alongside me and asked if I wanted a ride. I was kind of offended :)
Although this is my longest ride, it's not my first day of training. I started riding my bike to work on Thursday of last week. It's about 15 miles each way and then an extra 10 miles if I ride at lunch. So, that's 30 to 40 miles a day of riding that I'm getting in. Unfortunately the weather in Utah in April will prevent me from doing this more than a couple or 3 days a week... but every little bit counts.
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Awesome job biking, I think you are going to kick our asses at the end of the month. Actually once you switch over to the road bike you are going to find that the workout you had doing 60 miles on the mountain bike will be comparable to doing 120 miles on the road bike.
After riding with my friends I find that I take one peddle stroke for every 5 or 6 my friends take on their mountain bike. It is just so much easier on the road bike and so much smoother!
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