That looks and sounds like a great workout!
Thatās a long day in the saddle! Do you have a touring style bike or just use a regular road bike?
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At a 9 minute pace, you really should be able to hug close to a 54 minute and the last mile kick in overdrive and break 53.
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Maybe when Iām rich and famous Iāll fly out there and weāll do a run together.
Hey, if you win the big bucks, pay my student debt and fly me there for a run, would you?
Iām banking on it. Youāre about to change my life, Tommy! Btw, I have about $240,000 of student loan debtā¦
You know it! Thatās all Iām asking for. After that, Boom! Iām a phantom. You dontbhear from me again, unless its here. Or during a run. Or when I need to get bailed out of jailā¦
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@Jante76 as you seem to be the resident bike expert I hope you donāt mind me asking a couple of questions.
So Iām looking at buying a bike in a few weeks as running would further damage my already damaged left knee and thinking it should be a mountain bike, a lot of my riding will be on tarmac but I do eventually aim to get on some trails including downhill ones so am I right that its best with a mountain bike as opposed to a touring type one with the race like tyres?
My budget wonāt stretch to a full suspension setup so in thinking a hard tail and have been looking along the lines of a cube acid possibly a 29er, do you have any knowledge of them,I believe cube are a decent make but I have no clue about specifics. Are there advantages to a 29,er, are they ok for both road and trails and lastly do you think one of these will be future proof in that when I get better, my legs stronger and able to visit some slightly demanding trails (nothing too intense), or is it likely to let me down.
I hope you donāt mind me asking and any insight you have would be much appreciated.
Once Iām competent and able to do some non embarrassing ride times I am definitely aiming to get in on the Strava buzz 
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@anon13078412 hey. Iām honestly not too familiar with mtn bikes, but googled that cube and it looks pretty good. I would think a hard tail would be fine to start with. Depends on trails and stuff too, but they say itās good to hone your skills on a hard tail and you can go to a full suspension of needed in the future.
The components are a good spec so itās a good place to start. 29rs are good for rolling over shit from what Iām told. 27.5 wheel size handles a bit quicker, but either are good really.
Again, Iām not super well versed in the mtn bike world but hopefully that helped a little bit. Feel free to ask any questions you might have.
No worries, thatās given me ask the info I needed really. I probably wonāt get 29er then, I just want sure if they were better. Thankyou
My longest ride yet. Going for a metric century next week
Iām not sure if my pace is good, as I havent ever ridden with anyone else. Itās mostly flat, gotta go a little further out to find hills, so thatās the next area of improvement. What do you guys think?
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Thatās solid man. Great riding!! The place is awesome too.i go up hill like a rock so Iām all about flat terrain. Iād rather go faster on a flat road that go uphill dying a slow death. The down is always a blast though.
400 this month! If you asked me three months ago if I saw myself doing this, Iād have doubted it. So far Iām down 35 lbs in 5 months just eating right and getting in a LOT of cardio. Best shape of my life and still going strong!
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Every time I see you out I get jealous. I did just get a nice ride in with some decent climbs.
Iāve never been very good at sports except golf and thatās not exactly exercise nor is it easy on the finances. Iāve just dedicated myself to getting out as much as I can with this beautiful weatherā¦ and Iām grateful to find something I truly enjoy!
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Nice job. How did you feel?
Surprisingly it wasnāt as difficult as I anticipated. Although I have been building up distance slowly over the last few months, I think the most important thing was remembering to eat an energy bar every hour or so and drink plenty of water the entire time. That really made all the difference; usually I am ravenous by the end of long rides, but this time I had a consistent intake and wasnāt drained at all.