22.5mi bike through Fremont, Epping, Newfields, Exeter and Brentwood NH. As my RSA friend would say "I arb'd around".

With no real plan in mind other than to go at least 20mi I explored new places just trying to spin and keep the pace up. I just headed east. It was fun and saw some neat things. I got to ride a long way on a newly paved road (NH87 through Epping/Newfields) up and down fun rollers and past farms, rivers and ponds and the mystery sign that points to Hedding. There were plenty of bikers out on this route so I knew I found a good road. I turned off on a country road with some good climbing and a screamer down the other side to connect over to NH27. Heading back west was a slow and painful with a hot & steamy headwind on tired legs from yesterday's run.

My ride took me back through Epping on 27/Main St. and then I cut over into Fremont past the farm there were people out flying their remote control planes and another field was full of trucks and horse trailers for the weekend horse show. It's really pretty country out here and the roads were quiet this morning.

I enjoyed my Sunday morning ride. I had planned to do a brick but my legs are much more toast than usual so I will give them a break until tomorrow.

Good workouts and weekend to all!



http://This message has been edited by Dougie Fresh (edited Jul-29-2007).

Ran my worst ever HM yesterday. Today it was right back at it...

Easy ride. I did this one for me. Did one of my usual routes--up to Prospect on one side of the river, back on the other. Not sure exactly what happened, but on the way back there are two fairly decent hills (for central Ohio!). I'm thinking, these hills are coming up, then realized I had already done them but didn't remember doing them. Am I losing my mind?!

53m (exactly!), 3:30, 15.1mph

Home long enough to shower and grab something to eat, then headed to the beach. As expected, boats had the water pretty stirred up. Did the length of the beach twice. Must have cut it short or something (I start in the middle at the main guard stand), because I cut 3mins off of Friday's time. No way was I swimming that much faster! Whatever, after being tossed around like a cork in a washing maching, I was glad to be done! Afterwards I got to talking with another swimmer. He asked me to zip up his wetsuit for him. Okay...... Anyway, he said that the length of the beach is a short half, so two would be a short mile. Whatever, it was a good 36min swim.

1/4 mile OW swim
9 mile bike
3 mile run.

Survived first tri. Got to meet runnerbee yesterday, and, in a field of 1400, I ended up racked RIGHT next to a sweeeet little Cervelo P3 piloted by runnerparis. Small world/transition area.

A real RR after I get home... or maybe tomorrow if I pass out once I get home.

(Oops, posted this on the wrong day earlier.)

what's the sting count now? A bunch of peeps got zapped!

Rest day for me.

I was supposed to have spent some quality TLC time with my drivetrain this afternoon but BrewDad voted for the Brewer's Festival to celebrate his triumphant multisport debut (like I needed my arm twisted). As a teaser, the man had a better bike split on a hybrid than I did on my fancy tri bike yesterday. I'm proud but want to kill him at the same time. He'll be posting his RR soon.

quote:<HR>Originally posted by Dougie Fresh:
22.5mi bike through Fremont, Epping, Newfields, Exeter and Brentwood NH. As my RSA friend would say "I arb'd around".
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Sounds like a great bonding experience wit the new wheels. Is that your longest ride to date?? I need to head down your way more often ... I sometimes go down as head down 87 to Newfields a bit, but meander upwards instead of downward into Brentwood/Exeter/Kingston etc ... I'll have to broaden biking horizons

Glad you're enjoying yourself!

Reg.