Afternoon Ride

HBC delivery and Hoover

Great practice with the Jags!

Dog park with K

Delivering cookies

478 cars, 2.6/mi, 0.7/min, 41.3mph(avg)
https://www.mybiketraffic.com/rides/view/145596
Full timelapse video with elevation gain and distance - https://youtu.be/Xnhrhd_QQ40
Timelapse video part 1 - start to chinnabee lake - https://youtu.be/BMckMaR44sM
Timelapse video - part 2 - backside cheaha to bottom of chimney peak - https://youtu.be/fE2Z5_D3BnM
Started out well but by the time we made it to the first climb up Cheaha, I had a twinge of a leg cramp and had to back way off the pace. It was a bit disappointing to have such a low heart rate (relatively) but still unable to push it harder for fear of cramping. By the Adams Gap turnaround, Ian from Canada and Isaac from Jacksonville, and I had a good group going. Eventually, Roberto from Italy joined us. But ultimately it was just Ian and I together for the last 30 miles. It was great! The ride back home was very tough because I was fighting off hand cramps sometimes riding for a minute or two at a time with my fingers all locked together in a fixed position from the cramp. Not as painful as a leg cramp, but still not great. and even had a rib cramp (whatever the associated muscles are) when I turned too far at a gas station reaching for my backpack. Recorded timelapse video of entire day ... 21 hours compressed into about an hour of video. I'm currently overlaying the ride metrics onto the video, but if you ever wondered what something like this is like, it was tough, especially with the humidity and heat of the day for the second part of the race and the ride back home. Still battling cramps a day later. 

Top Sports

Brian Toone

Cheaha Challenge Ultra 500K

15 Photos

12 Comments

Segments

Sign up to view more activities from Brian Toone

Afternoon Ride

HBC delivery and Hoover

Great practice with the Jags!

Dog park with K

Delivering cookies

Want to see more?

The #1 app for runners and cyclists

Sign Up for Free. Track your progress and reach goals. Join 100 million active people on Strava.

See More from Brian