Let me tell you this training business is hard. I did my first "official" training ride on Thursday. It was a 36 mile ride that left from the Dolores Park and went to Pacifica. Round trip. I looked at the training schedule the night before. It said "steep climbs" "strenous". I'm going to be honest here. I didn't actually believe them. I mean, I've seen the people who do the Aids Ride. Well some of them. They are not thin. That doesn't mean they can't crank. I've known too many outrageously good overweight athletes. But, I wasn't sure if they were just embellishing. You know, saying "steep" so you would take it seriously if you were a novice. Which, I did not consider myself to be.
I was wrong. I am a novice. I am also feeling like a truck hit me.
I've never biked for 7 hours. Nor have a climbed so many hills on a bike before. I take it all back.
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