After yesterday's hard ride, today was a very needed recovery ride. I made it a point to do two things on this ride, one was keep it in the small ring, no gearing higher than a 39 x 16 & the other point was to keep my heart rate under 140 bpm. I used a loop I have used quite often since I've been in this area. It's a great route to use for recovery, no really big climbs & it's relatively flat for around here. The weather was fantastic, a bit of a ENE wind, but I didn't worry much about that. This ride was all about enjoying the scenery & making sure the legs felt good the entire ride. I was chased on parts of the ride by some dogs, but as soon as I yelled at them, they just decided to leave me alone while I was riding. My legs felt good just spinning the gears. I made it a point to have a tailwind on the last part of the ride, so I could just relax a bit more & enjoy being out on my bike. All in all it was a very nice day to take an easy ride. Here is the ride info if anyone is interested:
Total distance: 17.53 miles
Total Time: 1:03:30
Avg Speed: 16.56 mph
Max Speed: 27.46 mph (downhill coasting)
Avg Cadence: 87 rpm
Avg Heart Rate: 121
Max Heart Rate: 140
Calories Burned: 655
Sunday, October 23, 2011
Saturday, October 22, 2011
A Ride to Hawkinsville
Today was a ride with a group to Hawkinsville & back. The pace was going to be between 18-20 mph. I was looking foward to it, but not the weather at the start of the ride. It was 38 degrees when I left the house & headed to the starting point of the ride. I wore a compression shirt, bibs, jersey, insulated vest, arm & leg warmers, & toe covers on my shoes. I made sure to spin the legs on the way out to meet the others to let my legs warm up before the real ride started. There were four of us who braved the cold for this ride, Martin, Steve, Trey, & myself. We headed out towards Hawkinsville via SR 247. We had a bit of a tail wind on this part of the ride & the pace was quite brisk. We each took our turns up front & worked well. On the way back from Hawkinsville, we had a bit of a headwind, but it wasn't too bad. The weather had improved & warmed up a bit during the ride. We rode through Perry & past the GA National Fairgrounds. All in all it was a good hard ride for everyone.
Here is the data from the ride:
Total Mileage: 55.12
Total Time: 2:48:46
Average Speed: 19.59 mph (everyone else had over 20 mph avg speed, but didn't ride as far as I did)
Max Speed: 32.57 mph
Average Cadence: 90 rpm
Average Heart Rate: 144
Max Heart Rate: 166
Calories Burned: 2426
Blood Glucose Pre-Ride: 110
Blood Glucose Post Ride: 100
Here is the data from the ride:
Total Mileage: 55.12
Total Time: 2:48:46
Average Speed: 19.59 mph (everyone else had over 20 mph avg speed, but didn't ride as far as I did)
Max Speed: 32.57 mph
Average Cadence: 90 rpm
Average Heart Rate: 144
Max Heart Rate: 166
Calories Burned: 2426
Blood Glucose Pre-Ride: 110
Blood Glucose Post Ride: 100
Friday, October 21, 2011
Sorry for the lapse in posts
I'm sorry it's taken so long to post something new, but life has a way of throwing curve balls. I've been unable to get to a decent working computer for quite sometime, so hence no posts. I've gotten my computer fixed & it's time to start posting more often. I've been busy with work here lately, so I haven't been able to exercise as much as I would like to. The time change is coming soon & it looks like it will be trainer & roller season before you know it. I'm not really looking forward to it, but it is a necessary evil if you want to be ready for the next racing season.
Speaking of the next racing season, our first team camp is coming up in a few weeks. I'm really looking forward to getting to ride with the rest of the team. I've ridden with several members during the local group rides, but some of the team members I've never ridden with. I'll go into more details as camp gets closer.
Today I was able to get in a little over 2 hours on the bike. It was a bit windy, but things like that happen. I rode out to Perry & rode the Perry Parkway, one of my favorite roads to ride on. I had a tail wind down the Parkway & put it in the big ring & kept it there on that stretch of road. My legs were feeling pretty good & I was able to keep up a good cadence & speed. I had a headwind on the way home, but still kept it in the big ring trying to build up some more power in my legs.
Here is the data from today:
Total mileage: 39.52
Ride time: 2:07:48
Avg Speed: 18.55 mph
Max Speed: 31.80 mph
Avg Cadence: 88 rpm
Avg Heart Rate: 147
Max Heart Rate: 168
Calories Burned: 1930
Blood Glucose pre ride: 140
Blood Glucose post ride: 122
Speaking of the next racing season, our first team camp is coming up in a few weeks. I'm really looking forward to getting to ride with the rest of the team. I've ridden with several members during the local group rides, but some of the team members I've never ridden with. I'll go into more details as camp gets closer.
Today I was able to get in a little over 2 hours on the bike. It was a bit windy, but things like that happen. I rode out to Perry & rode the Perry Parkway, one of my favorite roads to ride on. I had a tail wind down the Parkway & put it in the big ring & kept it there on that stretch of road. My legs were feeling pretty good & I was able to keep up a good cadence & speed. I had a headwind on the way home, but still kept it in the big ring trying to build up some more power in my legs.
Here is the data from today:
Total mileage: 39.52
Ride time: 2:07:48
Avg Speed: 18.55 mph
Max Speed: 31.80 mph
Avg Cadence: 88 rpm
Avg Heart Rate: 147
Max Heart Rate: 168
Calories Burned: 1930
Blood Glucose pre ride: 140
Blood Glucose post ride: 122
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