I completed the 51 mile bike
ride of the Pineywoods Purgatory in Lufkin, TX a few weekends ago! Before this ride the furthest I had ever
ridden was 25 miles. I have not trained
for 51 miles but I decided to give it a tri, after all, I didn’t have to swim
before the ride or run afterwards! There
were some major hills but I was fine until mile 30. At mile 30 the road got really bumpy and I
had a sugar low. I decided to eat some
snacks and drink Gatorade. I also
decided to mentally break the rest of the ride into segments. I concentrated on the next 5 miles and this
helped the last 21 miles fly by.
When I finally rolled in to
the finish all I could think about was a cold Coca-Cola and I could already
tell that I was going to be sore in places I didn’t even know I had. My time for the ride was 3:34:45 and I didn’t
stop at any of the rest stops. I wanted
to use this ride as a buildup to Ironman 70.3 and Ironman Texas. This ride defiantly helped my confidence
and I can’t wait until I get to complete another long, challenging ride!
Overall, this was a great
event. The ride seemed well organized
and the scenery was beautiful. Some of
the roads were a little bumpy, but this is understandable.
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