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Henrik is an ultramarathon runner and has discovered the Halfbike as a great training tool. According to him the upright position on the Halfbike is very similar to running and it is much more forgiving to his joints when going for longer distances, so he started training by using the halfbike.

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Now that I'm officially 65 years old I set out to do my 3rd 100k ride on the Halfbike. I began at 2:00 AM in order to get a good distance in before the south Florida sun started to bake. The more I rode, the more I thought about stretching it out farther than 62, or even my age of 65. As it turned out, when I reached 65 miles I was still a good distance from home so I decided to go for 100 Miles. It was already very hot and I knew it would get hotter as the morning went on. I kept refilling my water bottle and managed to stay well hydrated. At 73 miles I was ready for some air conditioning so I stropped at a convenience store for a couple bananas, an iced decaf, iced water, and about 30 minutes of a/c. About 80 miles in the skies began to get refreshingly overcast, then a light rain lasted for a short time which I enjoyed very much : ) I was riding the Halfbike 2, and fatigue was starting to set in so almost every time I had to stop for traffic signals I downshifted all the way to 1st, in order to make it easier to pedal away again!! At 91 miles I had one last rest stop under the shade trees.. it felt so good to lay in the grass with a strong wind blowing. When I got closer to home I had to circle some blocks to make 100 miles, but mission accomplished!

I have an older, one speed version of the Halfbike. Some time ago I commented in a post on the Halfbike page that I was planning to do a 100k ride. They suggested 2 things, 1: that I post my experience here, and 2: since I was already 63 years old, to complete 63 miles instead of 62.14. A couple of days ago (Wednesday) I attempted my self proposed challenge. Here in south Florida it's very hot already so I began at 2:30 AM so I could beat most of the heat. My wife asked me to stay in the neighborhood until daylight so I circled around my community until about 7:15, then came home to recharge, have breakfast, then continue out into the daylight to complete the remaining distance. The second part was tough, mainly because of the heat. Our morning temps are currently averaging in the high 80's with a feels like temp of high 90's. I had water with me, and during the few stops I made I was able to refill. All in all, I enjoyed it, even stopping occasionally to position my phone against something to get some pictures. Although I felt great during the ride, after returning home, showering and resting, the old quads really got sore and still are today (Friday) but they are healing well and I should be back to normal by the end of the weekend. The company also suggested that I ride one more mile every year to celebrate my birthdays. At this time I won't commit to that : ) but meanwhile I am very much enjoying my Halfbike! Here is a link to my stats on Endomondo https://www.endomondo.com/users/12389157/workouts/1327741386