Ironman Mont Tremblant

Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Of Course I Can Do That, I'm An Ironman!

We headed up to a friend's cottage for the Labour Day weekend.  I can't believe how fast the summer has gone by.  I guess that's what happens when you have your "A" race in mid-August.  By the time you recover from it, summer is over.

Last year, Tammy dropped me off about  75 km away and I rode my bike to the cottage.  The terrain is a little hilly will lots of rollers but nothing major.  This year, I thought I would do the same as it would be my first ride since Mont-Tremblant.  Tammy was definitely not happy and questioned if it was a good idea.  I was anxious to ride again and figured this would be a nice ride.  We stopped at the exact same place and I unloaded my bike and changed.  Tammy was still unhappy about the idea of being stuck with the kids for several hours but I figured once they got up to the cottage they could play with my friend's kids and go swimming.

The plan was to ride north and catch a road that ran parallel to Hwy 7 and avoid the heavy cottage traffic.  It is a four lane country highway and while legally I could ride on it, there are some parts where the shoulders are non existant and is very busy.  The road going north was only a couple of kilometers but I don't remember it being so busy the last time.  I cut down the first road running east (wrong road) and rode that for about 6 km before it ended.  I was faced with going either north (to the road I was supposed to be on) or going south and trying to find another road that ran south of Hwy 7.  I chose to go south.  I ended up riding too far south and tacked on another 20 km.  About an hour into the ride I reached the small town of Hastings, and was tired.  No amount of gels or energy drink could replinsh my energy and to make matters worse, once I turned northbound, I would be riding into a headwind.  All of a sudden, this didn't seem such a good idea. 

Around 90 minutes into the ride, I gave in and called the cottage for a pick up.  They have a land line so I figured that would be

2 comments:

  1. I would love to ride the roads where my dads cottage was but way too much traffic for that.

    Enjoy some rest, you've earned it.

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  2. Maybe your are still recovering from the IM race. Was Tammy upset about the pick up?

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