Evans RideIt: North Downs + Big News
Saturday, 19th May, was the Evans RideIt event around the North Downs. It was some great training as the terrain is very similar to that of the South Downs, especially in terms of distance + climbing.
It had us climbing 1200 metres over 34 miles, and we did it at quite a good pace. We were aware that the pace we were going was a little higher than we'll be going during the big ride, but it seeing as it wasn't as far, it was justifiable.
This was the first ride for me with Paul Berry, another member of the team joining myself and Paul Watson on the BHF ride. Berry is a strong rider, and hard to keep up with on the flats and short climbs. It's going to be a fine line between keeping up with him and conserving my energy.
Talking about energy, we did well keeping topped up with food. Surprisingly, the food stations came around quicker than expected, but I made sure to raid them appropriately. Nutrition is going to be one of my biggest challenges on the ride. I 'bonk' (aka. hit the wall) very easily, and when you 'bonk', it's too late. You need to make sure you're eating enough to keep you fueled for the next half hour.
This ride was Evan's tenth anniversary, and so at the end of the ride, we all got a medal - my second medal ever!
There was also a photographer at the end which was great to get a team shot.
I really enjoyed this ride - although there was a heck of a lot of climbing, and the downs were pretty dull, the area was stunning, and the climbs were stretched out long enough that a steady cadence made them easy(ish).
That evening I got super tired - slightly worrying as the BHF ride would still be going on, but I'm hoping the adrenaline will keep me going. For now, a well earned Chiquitos was in order.
That's all for now, but keep an eye out as I'll be writing up another post shortly about my 78 mile ride I just completed yesterday!
Relive 'Morning Ride'
It had us climbing 1200 metres over 34 miles, and we did it at quite a good pace. We were aware that the pace we were going was a little higher than we'll be going during the big ride, but it seeing as it wasn't as far, it was justifiable.
This was the first ride for me with Paul Berry, another member of the team joining myself and Paul Watson on the BHF ride. Berry is a strong rider, and hard to keep up with on the flats and short climbs. It's going to be a fine line between keeping up with him and conserving my energy.
Talking about energy, we did well keeping topped up with food. Surprisingly, the food stations came around quicker than expected, but I made sure to raid them appropriately. Nutrition is going to be one of my biggest challenges on the ride. I 'bonk' (aka. hit the wall) very easily, and when you 'bonk', it's too late. You need to make sure you're eating enough to keep you fueled for the next half hour.
This ride was Evan's tenth anniversary, and so at the end of the ride, we all got a medal - my second medal ever!
There was also a photographer at the end which was great to get a team shot.
I really enjoyed this ride - although there was a heck of a lot of climbing, and the downs were pretty dull, the area was stunning, and the climbs were stretched out long enough that a steady cadence made them easy(ish).
That evening I got super tired - slightly worrying as the BHF ride would still be going on, but I'm hoping the adrenaline will keep me going. For now, a well earned Chiquitos was in order.
Big News!
Guess what?! My numbers arrived! It's all getting serious now...
That's all for now, but keep an eye out as I'll be writing up another post shortly about my 78 mile ride I just completed yesterday!
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