Originally Posted by giffenf

August Goal: 100 miles

8/26 - 5.1 mi.
8/31 - 119.1

MTD: 124.2 mi.

At least I finished off with a bang. I tried to ride double my age in miles on my birthday yesterday, and like last year, I didn't quite make it. Was shooting for 132, but my knees were screaming at me at 119 so I threw in the towel to avoid injuring them. Would have gone a lot faster if I'd remembered to top off the sealant in the front tire before leaving, it was dried out and didn't do any good when I got my first flat. I used my emergency tube and then hit some goathead thorns about 75 miles in that took out the new tube. Nearest bike shop was a 2-mile walk, but I got there and got back on the road, though it cost me quite a bit of time. A long day in the saddle, but a fun time aside from the flats.