Bodensee Gets Own3d!

The ride to Zürich last week was just a warm up. Today I set new personal single-day best of 196km with a ride around the Bodensee and the Überlinger See. My last record was 166km, which I did last year between Tecklenburg and Bremen during my summer bike tour. It's not fair to compare the two rides: Last year I cycled on a mountain bike and pulled a loaded Bob Yak trailer, and today I cycled on a minimally packed touring bike. That's a big difference.

I've long wanted to do this ride after trying (and failing) to do it over two days in September 2005. It was a good ride, but I began to bonk somewhere in the last 30-40km between Bregenz and Rorschach. It was completely my fault for not eating enough. The last climb to St. Gallen was murder on the knees and soul, but I was overly happy to make it home.

I put a Google Bike Map of the route online. The entire ride was just under 12 hours, including lunch and breaks.

Tomorrow is Monday when I usually go to the gym, but I think I'll give myself the day off; or heck, the entire week off. I need a rest. Time for bed.