Good Life Gravel Adventure

Rode the ~135 miles of the first annual PCL 'Good Life Gravel Adventure' on Saturday. I got to the start shortly before the 6AM start and said a few hellos to the locals I knew. Lots of details when riding such a long ride, but I'll keep it short by saying that it was great to ride with the local group of regulars that seem to frequent these tortureous rides. I felt good for the first 80 miles or so, until about 10 miles outside of Denton. That's when I got a nice right frontal headache and started feeling chilly. I did my best to stay with Jeff B. after the final stop in Malcom, but eventually I had to drop back and recover a bit on Branched Oak Rd. I got back on the bike after drinking more liquids and eating a granola bar, and felt good enough to make it to the finish. Much thanks goes to Cornbread and the rest of the volunteers for not only making the event possible, but very friendly and welcoming.

After I finished I had Katie pick me up at the trailhead as opposed to riding the 5 miles back home. I was spent. We picked up a whopper meal that I quickly ate when I got home, gave a quick overview to the kids, took a shower, and then crashed in bed at 8PM.

My relationship with these longer gravel rides is perplexing. This is the second gravel grinder I've participated in this year and after each one I swear to myself that I won't do another one. Then after a few days of recovery, I start to waiver and start thinking about the possibility of participating in another one.

Here is the GPS upload of the ride that I uploaded to MB.