Sunday, May 25, 2008
2nd 100km of the season
100km in 3h44m49s at 26.7km/h with max 50.8km/h. Lots of dijk and lots of wind.
Monday, May 5, 2008
Goals (cycling related)
It's good to have goals, I've heard. Here are my cycling goals for 2008:
* Ride ten 100km rides.
* Ride one 100km ride at 30km/h or better.
* Ride 150kms.
The second one will be the toughest. The others are a matter of just sitting on the bike and peddling for long enough.
* Ride ten 100km rides.
* Ride one 100km ride at 30km/h or better.
* Ride 150kms.
The second one will be the toughest. The others are a matter of just sitting on the bike and peddling for long enough.
First 100km of the season
Somehow we Netherlanders managed to have a 6-day long weekend. It was brilliant. And for the most part the weather was fantastic. Somehow the weekend snuck up on me, so I had nothing planned. This too was brilliant, as it meant that the whole weekend could be dedicated to cycling (and to reducing my humongous belly).
Wednesday started with the stock 50km standard through Maarn and Doorn. Then Dennis tortured me with an 80km ride, through wind, over hills, and just plain faster than my little legs could go. Dennis introduced me to the hill to end all Dutch hills (at least in this area). The next day I managed only 10km, partly because of rain, but mostly because I was just plain trashed. Then came a 75km ride, where I tried out the hill again. Then a much slower, much flatter 65km. I woke up this morning feeling totally wasted, so didn't expect to do very much. But I knew in my heart that a wee 120km would give me 400km for the weekend (my heart is good at maths too, I must say). With such an unreachable goal dragging me forward, I knew (again in my heart) that stopping short at 100km would hardly be a source of shame. (Though, I do wonder what the Belgians would think.) I chose one of the simpler routes: the Lekdijk, into the wind; the hill and the two hills required to get to it, twice, and then a few of the smaller hills to round off the tour.
The result: 100.57km, 4h 7mins in the saddle, average speed, a respectable 24.3km/h, with a maximum of 55.7km/h.
Total for the 6-day weekend: 380km, unless my summin' ain't good.
BTW. I got a job in Belgium and will be moving there towards the end of the summer.
Wednesday started with the stock 50km standard through Maarn and Doorn. Then Dennis tortured me with an 80km ride, through wind, over hills, and just plain faster than my little legs could go. Dennis introduced me to the hill to end all Dutch hills (at least in this area). The next day I managed only 10km, partly because of rain, but mostly because I was just plain trashed. Then came a 75km ride, where I tried out the hill again. Then a much slower, much flatter 65km. I woke up this morning feeling totally wasted, so didn't expect to do very much. But I knew in my heart that a wee 120km would give me 400km for the weekend (my heart is good at maths too, I must say). With such an unreachable goal dragging me forward, I knew (again in my heart) that stopping short at 100km would hardly be a source of shame. (Though, I do wonder what the Belgians would think.) I chose one of the simpler routes: the Lekdijk, into the wind; the hill and the two hills required to get to it, twice, and then a few of the smaller hills to round off the tour.
The result: 100.57km, 4h 7mins in the saddle, average speed, a respectable 24.3km/h, with a maximum of 55.7km/h.
Total for the 6-day weekend: 380km, unless my summin' ain't good.
BTW. I got a job in Belgium and will be moving there towards the end of the summer.
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