Sunday, March 3, 2013

81 days to Bon Voyage

With just 81 days left of training, I'm feeling pretty good about my conditioning. After a weekend of two weddings, a Bar Association dinner, a fundraiser for Little Lighthouse (210 pp.) and two Bridal Showers, plus dinner and the lounge, I wasn't sure I had the energy to ride this afternoon. However, I didn't want to let the fans down (or myself), so I headed up to familiar territory on the Natchez Trace. It was a chilly 47 degrees starting out about 1:30 p.m. I headed north and had a smooth yet windy ride in sunny, cool weather, with light traffic on the Trace. Completed 42 miles in 2 hrs. 58 minutes at an ave speed of 13.5 mph. Climbed 2005 ft in elevation and burned 1273 calories with an ave. pace of 4:26 mins/mile. Felt weak several points along the way, but snacked on goo, bananas and raisins and was able to sustain myself for the ride. After just over two months of training, I have figured out I have an issue with my spine. I have sciatica on my left side (bum), yet it does not go down my leg. The only thing I can attribute this to is that my alignment is off. I hate chiropractors (only tried one once), so I'm going to take Tamar's advice and schedule a visit with Scotta Brady at Butterfly Yoga .
Hopefully she will be able to help me "straighten" me out! I'm working towards building my endurance over the next eight weeks and then completing two Jackson to Natchez overnight  rides on the Natchez Trace (101 miles), fully loaded with gear, at the end of April and early May. Thanks to all the recent sponsors. Together we have reached 24 percent of the $30K goal. Let's keep it going. Please tell your friends. More soon........