philipgonzales3
Well-Known Member
Wohoo, I am stoked, I finally spun the legs for 50 miles on an outdoor ride! 🦵🦿🚵🏻♂️
I started riding in March of 2024 or so. I of course got the bug bad! I quickly hit 20 and then 30 miles out on the road but kind of plateaued there. Partly because how dang hot and humid it here in South Texas, partly because I'm slow and a big dude, partly because I naturally started riding indoors on Zwift because it is safer and more convenient etc.
The last time I rode the Greenway trails here in San Antonio, I tapped out at 38 miles. It was blooming hot and humid and I exhaustedly made my way back to my truck, coasting as much as I could to ensure I made it back without dying lol. Good thing the route out is uphill, making it for an easier return trip haha. Not sure it really got to 111F, as that's higher than the recorded high by like 10 degrees but regardless it felt like 111F, darn humidity lol.
I have done 50 miles on Zwift before, and since then I knew I had it in me to do the same outdoors. I just needed to wait for cooler weather. Activity below for proof lol.
Anyway, now for the main reason for this post. 50 freedom units on an outdoor ride in the books! Less than 10 minutes of non-moving time to boot. Only stopped to fill up my water bottles and when I predictably took a wrong turn at least a couple of times and stopped to dismount the bike and turn it around in the opposite direction (I don't trust myself with super tight turns haha and I get even more clumsy with fatigued lol). A bit disappointed with my speed, but I'll chalk that up to 1. Maybe suboptimal tire pressure, noticed today track pump started leaking air so I just over inflated and pulled the inflation head quickly and was too annoyed to fuss with a tire guage and specific pressures at that point lol. 2. I'm fatigued, also did my first 10K of running/walking this week on Thursday. 3. Did I mention I'm clumsy, if I go to fast, I'm liable to fly off the greenway trail, which for the most part is a sidewalk or asphalt with many places having a steep drop off on the sides lol.
My training load or what not and my 10K earlier this week (also slow, but hey I'm trying and very new to running). Well I hit the picture limit, so guess you don't get to see my slow 10K run haha.
I started riding in March of 2024 or so. I of course got the bug bad! I quickly hit 20 and then 30 miles out on the road but kind of plateaued there. Partly because how dang hot and humid it here in South Texas, partly because I'm slow and a big dude, partly because I naturally started riding indoors on Zwift because it is safer and more convenient etc.
The last time I rode the Greenway trails here in San Antonio, I tapped out at 38 miles. It was blooming hot and humid and I exhaustedly made my way back to my truck, coasting as much as I could to ensure I made it back without dying lol. Good thing the route out is uphill, making it for an easier return trip haha. Not sure it really got to 111F, as that's higher than the recorded high by like 10 degrees but regardless it felt like 111F, darn humidity lol.
I have done 50 miles on Zwift before, and since then I knew I had it in me to do the same outdoors. I just needed to wait for cooler weather. Activity below for proof lol.
Anyway, now for the main reason for this post. 50 freedom units on an outdoor ride in the books! Less than 10 minutes of non-moving time to boot. Only stopped to fill up my water bottles and when I predictably took a wrong turn at least a couple of times and stopped to dismount the bike and turn it around in the opposite direction (I don't trust myself with super tight turns haha and I get even more clumsy with fatigued lol). A bit disappointed with my speed, but I'll chalk that up to 1. Maybe suboptimal tire pressure, noticed today track pump started leaking air so I just over inflated and pulled the inflation head quickly and was too annoyed to fuss with a tire guage and specific pressures at that point lol. 2. I'm fatigued, also did my first 10K of running/walking this week on Thursday. 3. Did I mention I'm clumsy, if I go to fast, I'm liable to fly off the greenway trail, which for the most part is a sidewalk or asphalt with many places having a steep drop off on the sides lol.
My training load or what not and my 10K earlier this week (also slow, but hey I'm trying and very new to running). Well I hit the picture limit, so guess you don't get to see my slow 10K run haha.
