April 2016
I had a reason to be at my parents house in Brookline in the evening, and the weather looked good, so I decided to take the day off from work and ride over, incidentally using the same route as April 2015's ride to get here, which goes above the Quabbin, covering part of the race course.
Like I said in the 2015 summary post, this route is much more enjoyable than the slightly Ionger and less hilly "low" route. Rain was in the forecast for later in the day, so I got an early start, rolling out just before 8am.
It started sprinkling on me as soon as I left the house, which I hoped wouldn't continue the whole day, but was still bearable with the mild temperatures.
The showers stopped, but it stayed mostly cloudy as I went through the hills of Shutesbury and 202. Some signage was already out for the race, which happens tomorrow.
As I passed north of Worcester, the sun broke through and the temperature shot up. As I'm yet to acclimate to the heat, I started paying for a lack of hydration, with some nausea setting in around mile 80.
I stopped at a Dunkin' Donuts and filled a bottle with iced coffee, which has been known to resurrect me for the last stretch of a hot ride. It worked well enough and I pressed on through a section of the Marathon route on Comm Ave, which still has countless discarded gels on it from Monday, before turning through the always harrowing Newton Centre, then a quick dip in to the woods behind my old elementary school, and then home.
Like I said in the 2015 summary post, this route is much more enjoyable than the slightly Ionger and less hilly "low" route. Rain was in the forecast for later in the day, so I got an early start, rolling out just before 8am.
It started sprinkling on me as soon as I left the house, which I hoped wouldn't continue the whole day, but was still bearable with the mild temperatures.
The showers stopped, but it stayed mostly cloudy as I went through the hills of Shutesbury and 202. Some signage was already out for the race, which happens tomorrow.
As I passed north of Worcester, the sun broke through and the temperature shot up. As I'm yet to acclimate to the heat, I started paying for a lack of hydration, with some nausea setting in around mile 80.
I stopped at a Dunkin' Donuts and filled a bottle with iced coffee, which has been known to resurrect me for the last stretch of a hot ride. It worked well enough and I pressed on through a section of the Marathon route on Comm Ave, which still has countless discarded gels on it from Monday, before turning through the always harrowing Newton Centre, then a quick dip in to the woods behind my old elementary school, and then home.
Bike - Pioneer Valley Hilltowns, Michelin Pro 4 Endurance 700x28
Apparel - Giordana Bib shorts, short sleeve jersey, and arm warmers which came off pretty quickly
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