Hit 50 miles on the Paseo trails this morning without stopping once

Got up early and rode the Paseo from the Alameda trailhead down to the river loop and back. Been working at it since February and finally cracked 50 miles without having to hop off and catch my breath. Feels good to see the progress after just sticking with it every weekend, even when the wind kicks up around the cottonwoods. Anyone else use the trail markers to track their distance or just me?

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noah_webb25d ago

Respectfully, gotta push back on that. Call me old school but I never look at the trail markers. I ride by how my legs feel and that's it. Mile 35 on the Paseo near the big bridge is nothing like mile 35 in the middle of July when the heat is bouncing off the concrete. The markers are fine for a rough idea but they don't account for wind or how much you had for breakfast that morning. You're better off just going until your body tells you to stop.

jenniferb5325d ago

Yeah totally get what you're saying about "riding by how my legs feel." That's actually a really solid way to train if you know your body well enough. But I think you're underselling how useful markers can be for the rest of us who don't have that kind of built-in sensor lol. Like sure, mile 35 in July heat isn't the same as mile 35 on a cool spring morning, but that's exactly why I check them. It lets me adjust my pace and effort way before my legs start screaming at me. If I just went on feel alone, I'd probably end up bonking at mile 30 because I felt great and pushed too hard early on. The markers are just a tool, not the whole story, but ignoring them completely seems like leaving a free cheat code on the table.