This is most likely a soon to be done ride. It is an offroad route on Lake Okeechobee's Birm. There isnt too much topography but we will be able to ride the birm up and down for some steep challenging climbs, but we'll have to do it quit a few times. I assume they are about 50-60 feet tall in some places and more than 45% grade also so we would have to climb at angles.
Anyway we'll see what happens. Mike, Steve input?
http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=793396
22.3.07
Last weeks ride...uggggg
This is the link to the last ride we did, it was my hardest yet.
Steve cramped up at mile 7 or so and rode back to the car. Mike and I rode it out, but about mile 20 offroad section, Mike said, maybe we should turn back here...Like a fool I said naaaaw, lets at least get to 8th street...
Well about 10 miles later and a severe limestone beating later, we got there. It wasn't so bad yet but that portion of the ride had destroyed us to the point that the next 30 on-road miles, were grueling.
The S>>N section is all off road.
http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=790738
Steve cramped up at mile 7 or so and rode back to the car. Mike and I rode it out, but about mile 20 offroad section, Mike said, maybe we should turn back here...Like a fool I said naaaaw, lets at least get to 8th street...
Well about 10 miles later and a severe limestone beating later, we got there. It wasn't so bad yet but that portion of the ride had destroyed us to the point that the next 30 on-road miles, were grueling.
The S>>N section is all off road.
http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=790738
15.3.07
13.3.07
New rides planned
Here is a new ride I am planning, we'll see how it goes, it will be starting at the entrance to Everglades National Park on dirt roads up to Tamiami Trail see it here in red. The L shape is 23 miles the other is 24.6 or so, all dirt trail. cool
12.3.07
Sunday Ride in Clermont
http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=766845 Sunday ride, a bit inaccurate it was closer to 30 miles but I cut some corners when mapping it.
Geez, I guess I need to make some special comments here for Mr. Mike since he has problems typing!!
By the way Mike we are the only ones reading this...LOL
Saturday was a 40 or so mile ride that started at 6:15 from the same start point as in the map above, we rode quite a few more hills, including the one on Jamarly rd. which we did on Sunday also but we also did Cardiac hill and the ones after it. It was portions of the ironman course but not all of it according to Mike. Some of these hills were gnarly for me at least on day one, getting used to gear switching made me lose alot of momentum but it was good fun, better training next time. At least I didn't walk the hills!
Sunday it was a bit more flatland but still the same hill on Jamarly, and then some extra riding down some country roads, hilly but but not as bad as day one. We also did the loop of the lake an extra time early on as a warm up on Sunday but eventually we hit some longer roads but the overall ride was 30 miles or so according to Mikes computer.
Well maybe later I will post the route of the first days ride.
C y'all
Geez, I guess I need to make some special comments here for Mr. Mike since he has problems typing!!
By the way Mike we are the only ones reading this...LOL
Saturday was a 40 or so mile ride that started at 6:15 from the same start point as in the map above, we rode quite a few more hills, including the one on Jamarly rd. which we did on Sunday also but we also did Cardiac hill and the ones after it. It was portions of the ironman course but not all of it according to Mike. Some of these hills were gnarly for me at least on day one, getting used to gear switching made me lose alot of momentum but it was good fun, better training next time. At least I didn't walk the hills!
Sunday it was a bit more flatland but still the same hill on Jamarly, and then some extra riding down some country roads, hilly but but not as bad as day one. We also did the loop of the lake an extra time early on as a warm up on Sunday but eventually we hit some longer roads but the overall ride was 30 miles or so according to Mikes computer.
Well maybe later I will post the route of the first days ride.
C y'all
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