Not bad for a guy with second-hand lungs

[jon-nyc]

54 miles on my 54th birthday.

[Mik]

Sumbitch. You made it!

[jon-nyc]

Legs definitely got tired the last 10 miles. But what really got to me is my neck, holding my head up for so many hours with the extra weight of the helmet in it.

[Mik]

Getting started tomorrow might be kind of slow. Make sure to stretch a LOT tonight. And gobble a handful of ibuprofen.

[Aqua Letifer]

Hell yeah, jon.

@jon-nyc said in Not bad for a guy with second-hand lungs:

Legs definitely got tired the last 10 miles. But what really got to me is my neck, holding my head up for so many hours with the extra weight of the helmet in it.

Getting handlebars with a raised bend, or a stem with more rise can help a lot.

[Catseye3]

Congratulations, my friend. I am very proud of you.

[Doctor Phibes]

Nice going, Jon!

[George K]

Well done!

[jon-nyc]

@Mik my event isn’t for two weeks. This was a proof of concept. You’re right though, right now I’m having trouble imagining going about this again tomorrow for 44mi.

[Renauda]

Good on you Jon.

[mark]

Very good! You should do some miles tomorrow. Not necessarily 41, but I would do 20-25. Increase it daily a mile or two. Do that every day. Increasing it a mile or two each day.

Did you have any hills to climb?

[jon-nyc]

Not many. More like slow gradual climbs. Most of the trail is paved railbed where the Putnam railroad was way back when.

[jon-nyc]

@mark said in Not bad for a guy with second-hand lungs:

You should do some miles tomorrow. Not necessarily 41, but I would do 20-25. Increase it daily a mile or two. Do that every day. Increasing it a mile or two each day.

Problem is I’m going to DC tomorrow and from there to Nashville Tuesday. Won’t be back until Thursday night.

I do plan on renting a bike for one day in Nashville. Other than that there are probably stationary bikes at both hotels. I’ll be sure to spend some time on them.

[kluurs]

There was a PFF Walk today in Chicago along the lakefront a good crowd.

[Horace]

Well done. Get those endorphins flowing.

[Axtremus]

@jon-nyc

[taiwan_girl]

That is awesome!! Great job!!!

[blondie]

Wow. That’s excellent. I could never do that. Are you training for an event, a fondo or similar?

[Klaus]

Excellent! The neck pain is a pretty common issue. I also suffer from it sometimes.
Next time, check two things: how much of your body weight goes into your hands? It should be little; the body should mostly carry itself (in the gym, train core muscles). Second, is your back straight or curved? It should be straight (train hip mobility)

[cathys]

Nice Jon! I'm sure you will be fine for your event. The adrenaline will help on that second day on a big group ride.