Thursday, June 08, 2006
My Breaking Point
I found my breaking point on the bike last weekend. I had this crazy idea that I was going to ride the Nebo loop. The entire loop is a 92 mile ride with a good 30 miles that climb a winding mountainous road. I made it about 20 miles into the ride before my legs just couldn't take any more. I rode from my house in Spanish Fork and stopped a couple of miles above the Payson Lakes campground. It made for a 40 mile roundtrip. The total elevation gain was about 3500 feet (Spanish Fork sits at about 4500ft. and I stopped just about 8000ft.). Actually, I felt like I could have pushed forward another 20 miles through the mountains, but I knew that I wouldn't have the strength to ride the 50 miles back home once I got to the other side. I need to reattempt this someday with a support vehicle waiting for me in Nephi so that I can catch a ride home if I don't have the energy to continue.
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You brave, brave man! I have almost hit many bikers coming down, that some scary stuff. One quick question, is the loop open all the way to Nephi?
Yes, the loop is open all the way to Nephi now.
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