two that come to mind in the last few years were an 88+ mile/11,000+ ft effort in the santa monica mountains near los angeles and a 109 mile/12,800+ ft effort
in the santa barbara area. first ride...planned on rounding it up to a century and probably adding another 1,500 ft but both legs started cramping. second ride...
knocked out the first hc climb early but the last hc climb was near the end and i have never experienced swollen feet pain as i did that day. really not a good time
and took a lot of joy out of the accomplishment.
have done a few century rides with 10,000 ft+ climbed recently and haven't had major body issues other than expected fatigue. possibly in better shape now vs then.
Last edited by diphthong; 09-06-20 at 02:45 AM.