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Kevan Smith
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You may recall that next week is my racing debut. I'll be doing 100 miles in South, LA.
I am pathetically undertrained, and I have nowhere near the miles I wanted going into it. I'll
finish, though.
Today, I decided to do a long ride. It was about 59 and cloudy when I started. About 20 miles out,
it started raining, a strong wind came up and the temperature dropped. I wasn't miserable yet, so I
decided to keep riding.
Misery hit at mile 30. I was feeling the onset of hypothermia, and I was focused like a zombie on
just turning the pedals to get home. Fortunately, all that fixed gear riding I did over winter paid
off; I just plopped her into a small gear and started spinning.
If my ride today was anything like the Belgian early season classics, I am so very glad I'm not a
pro. I'm still dieting, so I didn't even reward my ride with fries an mayo; it was rice, black beans
and a small bit of baked salmon.
Het Volk was canceled this year, BTW.
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I am pathetically undertrained, and I have nowhere near the miles I wanted going into it. I'll
finish, though.
Today, I decided to do a long ride. It was about 59 and cloudy when I started. About 20 miles out,
it started raining, a strong wind came up and the temperature dropped. I wasn't miserable yet, so I
decided to keep riding.
Misery hit at mile 30. I was feeling the onset of hypothermia, and I was focused like a zombie on
just turning the pedals to get home. Fortunately, all that fixed gear riding I did over winter paid
off; I just plopped her into a small gear and started spinning.
If my ride today was anything like the Belgian early season classics, I am so very glad I'm not a
pro. I'm still dieting, so I didn't even reward my ride with fries an mayo; it was rice, black beans
and a small bit of baked salmon.
Het Volk was canceled this year, BTW.
--
[email protected]
Ghost echoes.
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