Today I was able to get in a long ride. The weather was a bit overcast and cool at the start of the ride, so I wore arm warmers to keep the chill off. I started out doing The Bike Store sunday route & during the ride I ran into a lady with a flat tire. I stopped to give her a hand until help arrived, then proceeded on the ride. Once I hit 341, I decided to head toward Camp John Hope Rd & ride that until it hits 127. It's been quite sometime since I've been down that road & I had forgotten how hilly it was. I managed to survive the worst climb on the road, even though I was only doing 8.5 mph up it. Once I hit 127 it was pretty much a tail wind into Perry. I had been keeping up with my hydration & eating during the ride, but decided to stop in Perry to check my blood sugar. I had started out with a blood glucose of 134 but by the time I hit Perry an hour & a half into the ride, it was down to 95. I stopped & had something to bring it up & then headed down the Perry Parkway for the rest of the ride. The legs felt great down the parkway & I was able to keep up a good cadence & speed. I came back down Arena Rd, towards Houston Lake Rd to head on back home. My legs felt good the entire ride & I did a much better job at watching my blood sugar during the ride. Here is the info for today's ride:
Total mileage: 54.02
Ride time: 2:54:33
Avg speed: 18.62 mph
Max speed: 35.79 mph
Avg cadence: 91
Avg heart rate: 148
Max heart rate: 169
Calories burned: 2659
Blood glucose pre-ride: 134
Blood glucose post ride: 141
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