After yesterday's ride, today felt like a recovery day. I was up early again and rolled out of Durango at 5:15 a.m.
Getting out on the road early makes for a more enjoyable day. It was the perfect thing to do today because the shoulder on the road was non-existent for most of the ride, and I can't imagine how difficult it would have been trying to ride some of those roads with 50-100 other people.
The ride out of Durango was both chilly and calm. There weren't too many other riders or cars on the road which made for a relaxing start to the day.
Most of the day was spent spinning through the backroads surrounding Durango. We didn't have much wind the entire day which helped a lot.
Most of the roads were in good condition except for an 18 mile stretch through the Navajo National Park that was quite bumpy. I stood up out of the saddle for most of that because my butt (sit bones) are really sore.
Short climbs and short descents were the order of the day, and I rolled into Pagosa Springs after 87 miles in the saddle.
I feel a huge sense of accomplishment after today's ride. I thought I'd have a much harder time at this, but so far, I've been able to make it through each day in decent times and feeling pretty good after the ride.
Here are stats from today's ride:
Total ride time: 5 hours 13 minutes
Total elapsed time: 6 hours 15 minutes
Total miles: 87
Average Speed: 16.4 mph
Max speed: 49.4 mph
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These max speeds that you are posting are crazy.
ReplyDeleteHey Pat - yeah, I hit a new max speed (55.2 MPH) on the ride down Wolf Creek Pass on Day 6 (still need to post stats for the day). It was a fast ride down to the valley. I shot some video while riding and also have photos on my regular camera that I'll post online tomorrow. Appreciate the support!
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