After completing one of the toughest brevets in Georgia (the 400k out of Dawsonville) in one hours, 36 minutes faster than my best time, I’m taking a break. I have ridden a 300k, a 400k and another 400k in the past three of four weekends. So this weekend calls for some easy foundation miles, and some grillin’ and chillin’. One thing I’ve noticed about my training this year that has helped me, is that I take breaks and reward myself with rest and relaxation and finding my own Zen, instead of constantly adding on the miles. Plus, I’ll be adding on the miles next weekend with my first 600k of the season – 375 miles.
I plan to ride next weekend in a relaxed pace and stopping to take pictures of the 125-foot curtain of water at the Cumberland Falls State Resort Park in Kentucky.
Cumberland Falls State Park in Kentucky
This will be my first time to do this ride. Last year it came one week after the toughest ride around – the GA 600k Longhammer – which left me with tight, painful quads, burning knees and super-low heartrates for nearly two weeks! One thing is for sure, no other brevet is as tough as that ride in Georgia, so I should be fine with this ride in Kentucky.
