Ride#2 - Group Ride: Virginia's Blue Ridge TWENTY28 Road to LA (D) on The Fan Flats in Richmond

Ride #1 - The Big Ring in Watopia

Cool Down - EXR | Just Row on Checkpoint Bled, Bled

Third Try at Dec CTC -  6x1:00/1:00r row

Warmup - 20:00 row

Video -  https://youtu.be/wo5ekEOvbf4

Not sure the official temp but when got done did see a 98F - and that is not with heat index.  I had hoped to go faster than last years 5:36 but got to 50 miles and my body said that was all I was ready to do at the pace we were going so just did what I could to get it done and did a 6:14.  With my sleep issues - got 0 sleep the night before the race and also not doing as many 100's as I usually do I was just not ready - maybe if cooler.  Was hot last year but not this hot.

First 50 after getting caught at the back was only 4 minutes slower than the last year but the second was far slower. 

But for the winner in my AG most were closer to 6:00 and I was about 15 minutes out of 3rd and know that might have been in me but my head just did not want to go faster:)

As I tend to say - I did not get the race I wanted but the race I was ready for.

Did lead me to going to change the Gravel Worlds Double to the Half - 25K Run Friday and 75 Mile bike Saturday

Relive 3D map of ride - https://www.relive.com/view/v4OG87Nkk56

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Ride#2 - Group Ride: Virginia's Blue Ridge TWENTY28 Road to LA (D) on The Fan Flats in Richmond

Ride #1 - The Big Ring in Watopia

Cool Down - EXR | Just Row on Checkpoint Bled, Bled

Third Try at Dec CTC - 6x1:00/1:00r row

Warmup - 20:00 row

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