Burnt Mountain 65

Garmin Connect Ride Data

The Group: A lot of the usual suspects, minus a few of the usual suspects. We had 14 at the start. Two did not go the same direction. Two turned back. Ten went forward. I am sure all were challenged.

The Ride: No doubt that this was a hard ride for me today as Burnt Mountain typically is. My approach today was just to test myself and see how I would handle the challenging route. Starting from the technical school in Jasper, Alan Pilling suggested we start in another direction and get in a warm up before heading straight the first climb. The hills on Hwy. 136 from Talking Rock were fairly substantial and more than I had thought, but I enjoyed the extra challenge and I was warmed up by the time we started our first big climb of the day, which was 7 miles up the west side of Burnt Mountain.

The pain is not over after the 5 mile descent on the other side. Steve Tate Road has some nice big long rollers as do most of the other roads on the east side loop. We stopped at most intersections and at Juno Baptist Church an attendant was nice enough to refill our water bottles, which was very good because there is nothing else out this way to top off supplies if you need them. The one store we normally stop at on the return was closed down.

Before the store parking area it was me, Gayle, Neal, Tim and Alan together. The rest of the group went ahead. It was the five of us to face the 5 mile climb on the east side and once we start climbing it all comes apart anyway since we all seem to climb at different speeds. The best I could do climbing the east side was about a 5 mph pace. On the last little climb right before the school my right leg cramped up on me pretty bad, but I was able to spin through it.

Overall a very tough, but satisfying day of effort. And a great group as always.

  

Climb Data: (from Garmin Connect Data)
Total Ride Elevation Gain: 6,400
Total Miles: 64

Burnt Mountain - West Side (plus some climbing before we were on Burnt Mountain)
Elevation Start: 1072 feet
Mile Marker Start: 6.4
Ride Time: 0:20:55
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Elevation End: 2918 feet
Mile Marker End: 18:3
Ride Time: 1:33:47

Total Time Climbing: 1hr 13 min
Total Miles: 11.9
Total Elevation Gain: 1846 feet


Burnt Mountain - East Side

Elevation Start: 1562 feet
Mile Marker Start: 47
Ride Time: 3:23:11
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Elevation End: 2918 feet

Mile Marker End: 53
Ride Time: 4:09:34

Total Time Climbing: 46 min
Total Miles: 6
Total Elevation Gain: 1356 feet

Route Description: Two big climbs and a lot of big rollers. Very few flat sections.

Weather: Very nice, partly cloudy, breezy and warmer. Into the 70's toward the end.

Nutrition Intake During and after the Course: (2)24oz. bottle of water with Hammer Heed/10grams Glutamine and BCAA's, (1 1/2)Cliff Bar, (2) Accel gel, (1)Post Ride 40gram whey protein drink

Physical Issues: Right knee was a little tender from training this week and lost a lot of fluid during the ride. I was down about 6 pounds at the end of the ride and cramped a little on the last hill.

Power Data:
 Entire workout (103 watts):
    Duration:      4:48:51 (5:24:19)
    Work:          1755 kJ
    TSS:           225.5 (intensity factor 0.691)
    Norm Power:    145
    Distance:      64.5 miles
        Min  /  Max  /  Avg
    Power:           0  /  729  /  103     watts
    Cadence:         29 /   244 /   69     rpm
    Speed:           2.2  /  40   / 13.7     mph
    Pace             1:30 /   26:49  /  4:24     min/mi
    Hub Torque:      0  /  392  /  82     lb-in
    Crank Torque:    0  /  644  /  131     lb-in