Ultra Rider: In Search of the Ultimate Long Ride RSS

Biking is one thing. Bicycling 100 miles is entirely another. But what about the bicycle ride that last all day and all night? At some point, you cross a line and at that point, cycling, becomes ultracycling.

This blog chronicles the story of a guy, his bike and a strange obsession with finding the outside edge of his personal limits.

In this chapter, having broken the UMCA record, recovered from a bone-crushing crash and achieving a top 15 finish at the inimitable Furnace Creek 508 we find our hero grappling with the realities of completing a 100km foot race.

For the complete story, follow this link, and read from the back to the front. The story won't make anymore sense when you've finished, but at least you'll know as much as the rest of us.

Sponsors

Pivot Sports Medicine

Archive

Feb
10th
Tue
permalink

Heading out

We leave Toronto this evening. Today will be spent doing the final packing and tying up loose ends.

I got a solid 9 hours of sleep last night. I needed it. I was pretty close to the edge. I will have to make sure I get a few extra hours over the next couple if days as well. I have a deliberately short taper in advace if this event. A taper is a recovery. Period you build into your training schedule in advance of an event so that you are fully charged on the big day. Sebring us supposed to be a warmup ride for me in advance if XOntario, so I didn’t want to take too much time out of the training schedule specifically to optimize for this event.

Posted at 9:00 - Comments (View)

blog comments powered by Disqus