This Shit is Hard

Today's Ride: 59 miles, two major climbs (each side of the Middlebury gap)

Another out-and-back, this time over the mountain then back. Climbing sucks, by the way. Both on the way over and on the way back I was going mighty slow, especially coming back. I'm hoping that one of two things happen: 1) I get in ridiculous shape, ridiculously fast, or 2) adrenaline pushes me over the mountains quicker than I'm going now.

So, hoping to help accomplish 1 so that 2 happens easier, tomorrow I'm going to ride the course of the road race of the Green Mountain Stage Race. The course is about 64 miles, but I'm bumping it up to 70 to make it a full loop. It's going the east side of the App Gap, and the west side of the Middlebury gap. It's going to SUCK. But after bonking (hard) with six miles to go, I'll be backing a lot of food, and stopping before the second climb to refill my water. I hope that I don't die, because then I wouldn't get to do the P/1/2 course on Thursday, which is about 107 miles. Game on!

Tomorrow's Ride: 70 miles, East Middlebury to Bristol, over Rt. 17 to Waitsfield, south on 100 to Hancock, back over the Middlebury gap!