HAVE AN ACTUAL ENDURANCE PLAN
Bicycling South Africa|January/February 2023
For my first-ever monster ride, I decided to ride an A-to-B route with rolling hills and ocean-front views, ending at the beach with a toe-dip in the ocean. Sounds nice, right? It should have been; but I made a few rookie mistakes.
HAVE AN ACTUAL ENDURANCE PLAN

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