On a hot summer day, somehow I ended up doing a bike ride from Jeongdongjin to Jeongseojin, which was one of my bucket list items ㅠㅠ
It was planned about two months ago so I was preparing for it, but unfortunately I caught a cold before departure and almost gave up, but since my condition seemed to improve a bit, I headed to Jeongseojin where the bus was.
Phlegm kept coming from my throat, but I thought it would be fine for riding, and I didn't even take off my mask in the bus moving from Jeongseojin to Jeongdongjin because I was worried about bothering others.
I couldn't sleep on the bus and arrived at Jeongdongjin in the early morning.
Since I personally put the bikes of those who went with me on the bus, I had to unload them too ㅠㅠ
After unloading the bikes and changing clothes, we waited for breakfast time in front of the restaurant, but the restaurant didn't open.
The restaurant owner apparently forgot ㅠㅠ Unable to do otherwise, I substituted breakfast with porridge that I had prepared as supplies from a convenience store, and so the riding started.
I climbed Daegwallyeong which felt like a reverse climb at Guryongryeong, and passed the second uphill at Taegishan? I think, but I hadn't even climbed half yet and the elevation gain already exceeded 1500 ㅠㅠ
After noon it was too hot, and either from the heat or something, I kept feeling like I was going to throw up ㅠㅠ
I made an ice pack and put it in my jersey from behind, and the nausea symptoms disappeared.
Since there was a long way to go, the group naturally split, and I rode with just three in the front group. I was grateful that the group members who went with me pulled so well.
But as the three of us took turns, we got a flat ㅠㅠ
As I passed through Yongmun Tunnel, I got a flat on the side and put in a tire plug, but the plug flew off after a while, so I put in two more layers, and when I arrived at Yangsu Station, even that fell out ㅠㅠ
Unable to do otherwise, I bought a new tube at the shop and continued riding.
Before I could get over the pass, I bonked and ate kimbap, sausage, and even a power gel at the first convenience store, but then my stomach was full and I was full of gas so I couldn't ride anymore.
I couldn't keep up with the person who was pulling anymore, and since their time was tight, I sent them off and slowly rode to Jeongseojin with the female companion who went with me, completing it with difficulty.
I've done a lot of long-distance rides before and longer rides than this were no problem, but this time it was so hard.
I even thought about giving up at the Hangang, but there wasn't much left and an acquaintance following behind said there's no quitting and told me I couldn't, so I completed it at an average speed of 27.
I arrived a little after 8 PM, but my mood was the best. Thanks to that, I still have runny nose and phlegm ㅠㅠ
I won't challenge on a day like this again ㅋㅋ
