73.0 miles in 5:37. Close enough to 75.0 miles for me – I’m done!
I feel like I spent the entire day on the bike. I’m not saying that running a marathon is easy (because 26.2 miles on foot is never easy), but I swear that cycling long distances is the hardest physical thing I’ve ever done. I bet other people think that cycling is easier – it’s funny how all of our bodies approach activities differently!
I’ll do a recap of my ride tonight at dinner… Until then, I need to refuel.
April 27, 2010, 4:21 pm
April 27, 2010, 4:22 pm
You go girl!
April 27, 2010, 4:22 pm
get your refuel on! that’s a crazy distance 🙂 i’m the opposite…i can ride for hours, but running kills my ass…:)
April 27, 2010, 4:22 pm
You are amazing. That is all. Great job!
April 27, 2010, 4:22 pm
Wow!!! Go you!!
April 27, 2010, 4:23 pm
WOW, congrats! That is a great accomplishment! =)
Yes, REFUEL well, I didn’t after a 6.3 mile straight (non-stop) run on Sunday and I paid for it after…..=(
April 27, 2010, 4:24 pm
Badass! Great job!
April 27, 2010, 4:25 pm
Wow, 5 and a half hours on a bike is mental, well done!
April 27, 2010, 4:25 pm
Yowzers! That’s amazing! Isn’t it amazing how many caloried biking burns? I am always famished after a bike ride!
April 27, 2010, 4:25 pm
Congrats!! I am one of those people who finds biking to be easier than running (easiER, not easy!)… but then again, my knees won’t let me run!
April 27, 2010, 4:25 pm
WOW! no need to say more 🙂
April 27, 2010, 4:26 pm
you are EPIC!! you are AMAZING! you are my ROLE MODEL!!!
Thank you for things you dont realize you have done.
April 27, 2010, 4:27 pm
By woah you must mean wow, right?! YOU ROCK! Enjoy making up for just how much with lots of delicious food 😉
April 27, 2010, 4:27 pm
haha you’re so awesome and yes, epic!
April 27, 2010, 4:27 pm
WOW! I’m so excited for you. I was following your updates on twitter. Congratulations! Can’t wait for the recap…
April 27, 2010, 4:28 pm
wow!!!! you are epic! congrats on such an amazing athletic accomplishment!! enjoy refueling 🙂
April 27, 2010, 4:28 pm
Wow, good for you! Your level of personal motivation never ceases to amaze me.
April 27, 2010, 4:29 pm
GREAT JOB CAITLIN!!
April 27, 2010, 4:29 pm
Wow, you are a craz-ay lady!!
Now go eat the kitchen.
April 27, 2010, 4:31 pm
Congrats!!! Go EAT!! 🙂
April 27, 2010, 4:31 pm
WOW good job!! I seriously admire your dedication; impressive!!
April 27, 2010, 4:33 pm
Um, Woah is right! Congrats on your ride!
April 27, 2010, 4:33 pm
You’re amazing! What an accomplishment!
April 27, 2010, 4:33 pm
Wow – that’s amazing! 🙂
April 27, 2010, 4:34 pm
Awesome job!!
April 27, 2010, 4:36 pm
Congrats! I kept checking back in on twitter and being like AHHH she is still biking!?! I really don’t know how you did that but I’m seriously impressed. I don’t know which would be physically harder for me (probably the running because I’d get injured) however i’d much RATHER run a marathon than be on a bike that long haha
April 27, 2010, 4:37 pm
Holy smokes, lady! GOOD JOB! I can’t wait to read the recap.
April 27, 2010, 4:37 pm
holyshit thats a long bike ride. WTG!
April 27, 2010, 4:39 pm
That is a LONG time on a bike!! Great work!
April 27, 2010, 4:41 pm
So inspiring you are!
April 27, 2010, 4:46 pm
Wow! You are an all-star!
April 27, 2010, 4:48 pm
I am reluctant to make a comparison quite yet. I’ll know which is easier in a few weeks. LOL
April 27, 2010, 4:58 pm
Great job, Caitlin!
April 27, 2010, 4:58 pm
Awesome!
I’m one of those people who would rather ride 75 miles than go on a 10 mile hike. Don’t know what it is–just love being on the bike!
April 27, 2010, 5:00 pm
awesome job caitlin!
April 27, 2010, 5:09 pm
Caitlin….YOU are epic. Nuff said.
April 27, 2010, 5:15 pm
congrats! i am trying to run a a marathon this year, i’ve done centuries on my bicycle before and they didn’t feel hard, but running really taxes me.
April 27, 2010, 5:16 pm
congrats! YOU ARE MY HERO!!!
April 27, 2010, 5:20 pm
That is A-MAZING! Wow! Definitely get your eat on. 😀
April 27, 2010, 5:22 pm
Great work!!
April 27, 2010, 5:23 pm
Wow that is amazing!!
April 27, 2010, 5:27 pm
Wow! That’s great! You go Caitlin. We just rode 50 miles yesterday for our century training.
April 27, 2010, 5:28 pm
You are a rockstar! Hands down, no questions asked…rockstar!
April 27, 2010, 5:29 pm
Nice ride! I like running better as only my legs hurt during it. My legs,butt and hands hurt when biking long.
April 27, 2010, 5:35 pm
Instead of one of my huuuge comments, one word: RESPECT. Care to take a flight over the pond and be my personal/motivational trainer?!!! I’ll pay you in Cadbury’s chocolate and Guinness!
April 27, 2010, 5:36 pm
um yes!!!
April 27, 2010, 5:38 pm
Awesome job!
April 27, 2010, 5:43 pm
you are amazing!!!
April 27, 2010, 5:47 pm
You. Are. Amazing. I mean, it would take over an hour to DRIVE that far! And you did on a BIKE. WOAH is right!
April 27, 2010, 5:49 pm
Yowza, you rock! And the best part . . . FOOD!!!! love that feeling! Most of my rides are powered by the thought of what I’m going to make and eat when I get back ha! The longest so far for me is 50 miles, and I need to adjust my new bike a bit more b/c my shoulders were saying ouch on the last one. Hoping for 65 mi this weekend 🙂
April 27, 2010, 5:50 pm
Holy cow, you are amazing!!
April 27, 2010, 5:54 pm
70 + miles. Wow. You are my hero.
April 27, 2010, 5:56 pm
YAY YOU!!! THAT’S KILLER! (literally) Indulge a bit with some chocolate. Or Chobani. (My teacher loves the stuff now!)
You, Caitlin, are Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!!
April 27, 2010, 6:02 pm
WOW!!! you are truly amazing. congrats! I am scared to run 13 miles on Sunday and you just biked 75!!!
April 27, 2010, 6:02 pm
I *definitely* don’t think that cycling is easier than running. Words can’t express how proud I am of you and how proud you should be of yourself.
Three words for you: simply. the. best. (and if you want another five, how about ‘better than all the rest!’)
April 27, 2010, 6:04 pm
Great work girl 🙂 Awesome effort!
April 27, 2010, 6:05 pm
Great job Caitlin !! 😀 Can’t wait to read the recap.
April 27, 2010, 6:06 pm
Nice job! And yes, for some of us cycling is a breeze compared to running 🙂 Last weekend I powered through 34 miles in less than two hours on my goofy 5-speed cruiser, took a shower and got on with my life until I did it again the next day. Today I tried to run a single 10 minute mile and F-A-I-L-E-D. Miserably, I might add. Isn’t it weird how different bodies can be?
Congrats again!
Kristin
April 27, 2010, 6:10 pm
YOU.
ARE.
A.
ROCKSTAR.
April 27, 2010, 6:11 pm
omg, i can never imagine at any point in my life that i would be able to be on a bike for more than five hours! your amazing
April 27, 2010, 6:12 pm
I’ve run marathons and ridden from Seattle to Portland in a day (~180 miles) in the STP. They are BOTH hard. It’s about having fun and doing what you love.
April 27, 2010, 6:15 pm
awesome, I just picked up my new bike today! Love it, and its a Giant also! I used to ride alot ( 1000+ mile trip) but life got too crazy ( kids, full time job) but now I’m back and ready!
April 27, 2010, 6:18 pm
DUDE. That is a LONG time to exercise! Props.
April 27, 2010, 6:25 pm
You better ice your area girl!
April 27, 2010, 8:48 pm
Hahahaha. If there was ever a time to apply ice to that area, it would be now.
April 27, 2010, 6:28 pm
I haven’t done a looooooong bike ride since a summer in middle school when I rode my bike all the way across Wyoming on the Oregon trail over several days. THAT was a long ride. and I’ve never done a full marathon, but I have done a half and I think biking might be easier. Guess I’ll have give it a try again as an adult! 🙂
April 27, 2010, 6:28 pm
Holy Moly Lady! I can’t even handle your level of awesomeness right now!! Can’t wait for the recap. 🙂
April 27, 2010, 6:40 pm
You Rock!
April 27, 2010, 6:40 pm
Way to go!!! 🙂 So excited to read your recap!
April 27, 2010, 7:05 pm
Congratulations! That is amazing and such an accomplishment…now go sit on some ice 😉 jk
April 27, 2010, 7:35 pm
you’re in.cred.i.ble. seriously!
April 27, 2010, 7:35 pm
YOU BEAST!
April 27, 2010, 7:43 pm
way to get it done!! can’t wait to read the recap.
April 27, 2010, 8:01 pm
You are a machine. can’t wait to read the recap!
April 27, 2010, 8:03 pm
Congratulations! You’re a rockstar!
April 27, 2010, 8:06 pm
You go girlfriend!! 🙂
April 27, 2010, 8:10 pm
Girl, I don’t know how you do it! Lookin’ forward to the full recap. Tell me… do you end up talking to yourself after all that time alone? 😉 hehe
April 27, 2010, 8:17 pm
Nice job, Caitlin!
April 27, 2010, 8:24 pm
holy crap that is SO long to be on a bike. you crazy. but an inspiration!
April 27, 2010, 8:34 pm
Wow Caitlin! Such an inspiration!! Can’t wait to read all the details. EPIC.
April 27, 2010, 8:46 pm
Whoa indeed!! Like, whoa!! It feels like you spent all day on a bike because you DID spend all day on a bike!! You are going to be refuelling for the rest of the week 😉 Can’t wait to hear all the details!
April 27, 2010, 9:21 pm
babe…. BABE….. I just posted the race report last night for my century ride on saturday. WAY harder than either marathon or the half ironman I’ve done. way way harder. yes. can’t wait to see your ride recap, i’m sure we will agree on too many points.
April 28, 2010, 5:14 am
Glad you finished, John – my first century was a”learning” experience too – train more, eat more, drink more and don’t try to draft people in the rain unless you a: like the taste of dirty road water or b: are just so tired you don’t care. Really – do this a few times this summer and at the end you’ll knock out a hundred miler for fun. And then there’s double and triple centuries – within 24 hours.
April 27, 2010, 9:33 pm
Holy mother. That’s a LONG ride. Way to work it. Sheesh!
April 27, 2010, 9:52 pm
Haha that picture made me giggle. CONGRATULATIONS! You’re awesome! I can’t wait to read the recap! 😀
Wei-Wei
April 27, 2010, 9:53 pm
holy f** %^&^&$&%$ &*^*^*^* Did I mention I curse like a sailor? that’s probably the amount of cardio I need for the massive amount of chocolate I’ve been consuming. Great job!
April 27, 2010, 10:05 pm
You continue to amaze me! EPIC! 😉
April 27, 2010, 10:08 pm
Ok, so question for you and those who do things like this. What runs through your mind during FIVE HOURS on a bike? I can’t imagine doing something like that and I’m so curious!
April 27, 2010, 10:15 pm
i try to zone out!
April 28, 2010, 5:07 am
GAAAK! No wonder you were bored to death and it seemed like it took forever! No scenery, no one to talk to, and doing laps of the same route! Long distances are much more fun with company, in interesting places and needing to pay attention to where you’re going- navigating. Granted, sometimes the company devolves to singing old sitcom theme shows, the scenery involves an overwhelming smell of orange blossoms and “navigating” means ten extra miles while you’re lost, but it can also be interesting conversations about geology, truly beautiful views and the joy of NOT getting lost for even 100 yards! Laps – yuck – all the work, none of the fun.
April 28, 2010, 6:07 pm
Congrats on the 73 miles–that’s quite an accomplishment! I couldn’t imagine riding even 1/4 of that. You’re such a superstar!!
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Wow, you were basically on your bike the entire time I was at work today! I can’t imagine doing that for a even a fraction of a second, you go girl 😉