100 in the Bank

Must confess I didn't do anything through the week - combination of sinus troubles after the dust storms that hit most of the Australian east coast, plus a change in work locations/duties.

Anyway, got up at some FMS-forsaken hour on Saturday morning, got ready and after wandering around aimlessly for half an hour or so finally forced myself out the door, into a dark and humid Brisbane morning.

Actually felt okay, and had a fairly strong morning. Pretty similar to last week, except the group ride was a bit shorter and the ride home was a bit longer, so I managed to clock up just over 100k averaging a little over 29km/h. Last 20k was a bit of a struggle, every time I stood up it felt like the quads wanted to cramp, although they never did.

So, longer than last week and the speed up a bit. The Gold Coast 100k ride is next week, and the course basically flat, so it should be a good solid ride. I managed to ride the Ipswich 100 at just under 31km/h over a harder course and I was probably a little heavier and less fit, so something a little faster than that would be good, although there around 10 times the number of riders so the start will be congested!