Day 1 completed. Woo hoo!!!!
Rough start. 3 1/4 hrs sleep. Protein shake for bfast. Confusion at check-in, Got out of the gate DEAD FREAKIN' LAST!! Seriously. They were packing up the port-a-pottys. Missed first turn by 2 miles. Back tracked. And caught a couple dozen people.
With the lack of sleep, F-ed up start and only running on a 3-carb protein shake, I bonked(again) from 20-40 miles. And it was HOT out!!!
Oh yea, my month old Garmin. Lost it. So I can't really prove that I rode 100 miles today.(but then I can also lie about how well I did
) That sucks. (My family found it in the car and delivered it tonight on their way home from day in Boston-Yea!!!) Miles of real crappy roads in Mass. Sweet rollers through Connecticut. More Ct. tomorrow. Then UGH the Berkshires.
Yes Lou, pickle juice is good! the half sour deli dills tasted fantastic, but they refused to stay down. Yep, Mike,
uke: at the next rest stop.
Ya know, on long hard rides, I've found I can only eat tuna salad with no bread, no fruit xcept melon and my homemade goo, (Tim, I got a new recipe, BETTER than the last.YUM!!)
Then I poured ice water down my back and over my shoulders and chest. It hurt SO good. Got my power back and was ready to rip up the course, but the guy that stuck with me through my bonk(a self-appointed guardian) bonked big time and I just couldn't leave him to die on the side of the road. I was hoping he'd give it up at the rest stop, but he kept pushing and finished as I pulled him for 50 some miles.
Definitely not my best time on a century, not my worst either, but since I didn't spend it all today. I'll put that Garmin to use tomorrow.
Tim, what was your father In-law's name? I'll add him to my 'I'm riding for...' card.
Wish me luck tomorrow!!!