Increasing Distance

Well I biked further last Sunday (the 2nd) than I ever have before. If you take a look to the left, you can see the route that I followed to get me down to Brockville. Total distance, according to my new bike computer, was 95 km. I stuck to back roads and didn't see much in the way of traffic, which I was happy about.

I had made plans with Trev to meet him in Merickville, which is about half way, at 1100. It was about 50 km from my place to our meeting place in Merickville so I gave myself 2 hours to get there, figuring I could easily average 25 kph. Unfortunately I didn't anticipate a brutal headwind for the first 12.5 and last 10 kms of my ride into Merickville but luckily I was still able to average better than 25 kph to make it before 1100.

Trev and I fueled up in Merickville (Trev getting some Poweraide and water and me getting some more water) before continuing on towards Brockville. There was more headwind to contend with for the rest of the ride but we managed to make it without too much trouble in the end.

I felt pretty damn good for the whole ride, but I was glad to meet up with Trev at half way for some company and someone to share the headwind with. There were two decent hills (over the 401 and train tracks respectively) right at the end and I didn't have much left for the short climbs but I'm sure my endurance will improve over time.

The rest of the day was spent hanging out at Trev and Julie's place before Amy showed up to have supper with us. Julie (and Trev) made us a fantastic dinner with pork tenderloin (with a blueberry sauce) and veggies - delicious! Thanks guys!