Yep, weather is one big x-factor. Another thing to consider is whether one rides with friends, tries to keep up with faster riders, or waits a bit for slower riders, etc. I did some of both, and I'm pretty sure it added a bit of time to my ride. Not a lot of time, though, and my companions made the ride much more enjoyable.
On May 4, 9:21 am, Patrick in VT <[email protected]> wrote: > uff-da! a 12 hour 200k. with wind, serious bonus miles and a very > unfortunate accident. that's a rough day out, physically and mentally > (the dog thing would have really shaken me up - shook me up just > reading about it). congrats on getting through it, Jim. > > i had a ridiculously windy 300k earlier this year and it's such a > drain - working way too hard, for way too little progress. then i got > beat down by the heat (90 degrees in new england in april is > incredibly hot for me) on a 200k. > > i used to assume that a 200k will take me 7 hours if i ride > comfortably, 400k will take 14 hours, etc. i've since learned to > mentally prepare for extra hours in the saddle depending on the > weather - probably my biggest rando lesson learned so far. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
