Yesterday was the first Winter Training Series Ride put on by Middle Georgia Endurance. The weather was a bit windy to say the least. I met up with Charles & Justin at Charles' house, then headed to Bare Bulb Coffee to get a cup of coffee before the rest of the group showed up for the ride. We had a great turn out for the first ride. Kim, Steve N, Steve W, Keith, Tyler, Colin, BK, Derek, Chip, Martin, Felix, Trey, Charles, Justin, & myself. As I said before, the wind was the biggest problem during the ride. It wasn't that bad as we started towards Perry, but as the ride progressed, the wind did pick up & was gusty from time to time. We rode in a double paceline for the first part of the ride, taking turns up front for anywhere from a minute to 2-3 minutes. The stronger riders in the group took the longer of the pulls. My legs were feeling quite good the first part of the ride & I did take my share of pulls up front. We made it through Perry & headed towards Fort Valley, using Camp John Hope rode made for an eventful ride. This road has quite a few hills, some short & steep, some a bit longer, but going into the wind made it even harder. We made a store stop in Fort Valley, then headed out back towards home. We were doing a rotating paceline & it took a few mintues to get the rotations going, but once we got it figured out, it worked out quite well. We had somewhat of a headwind the rest of the way home, but with doing the paceline, it really wasn't as bad as it could have been. All in all it was a fun ride with a great group of people. Here is the information for the ride:
Total Distance: 69.83
Total Ride Time: 3:58:25
Average Speed: 17.56 mph
Max Speed: 36.07 mph
Average Cadence: 87 rpm
Average Heart Rate: 141
Max Heart Rate: 171
Calories Burned: 3356
Blood Glucose Pre-ride: 208
Blood Glucose Post-ride: 111
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