On Saturday, I rode the Albuquerque Century. I did far better on this course than I ever have before. Not only was my time smashing, but I felt really great afterwords.
( I witnessed the worst bike crash I've ever seen )
I rode 100.56 miles in 5:25:12 on bike, with 5:59:33 wall time, giving me an average speed of 18.55mph. I've never finished Albuquerque in less that six hours, and given that this time counts picking up my rider packet as well as stopping to talk to 911, I'm fantastically happy to have had such a great ride. Of course, I didn't stay on the official course, and these numbers do reflect riding on a course I enjoy more. 100 miles is a 100 miles, however.
I'll probably do this same "personal course" next year, as it removes a lot of stress over finding a vehicle, is more fun, and won't leave me having to recover from a 130 mile day.
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