Armuchee - Fall Colors Ride

Garmin Connect Ride Data
Garmin Ride Summary:
Distance: 67.3 mi
Elevation Gain: 2,892 ft
Moving Time: 03:44:33
Avg Speed: 17.9 mph
Max Speed: 35.4 mph

Group: Carl, Diane, Jamie, Rod, Terry, Nancy, Gayle, Peter, Margaret, Jeff, Bill, Elizabeth, Joe, me and maybe one or two more in the split.
Group Goal: Winter Pace Ride (17 mph avg overall)

The Ride: Diane got the word out to the peeps for the Armuchee - Fouche Gap route, the peeps showed up and nature put on a brilliant show for us. For me it was my third time on this route in the past couple of months, but today I was fortunate to be here to finally see the leaves in full color. Plus the group today was awesome to ride with and strong too. And I cannot believe the weather to go along with this day. Wow! 70 degrees in November and a warm enough that I did not bother with a jacket or vest.

A few of the group split off from the main group at the turn for the Fouche Gap Road climb, but there were still a good number of us to climb the 2 mile hill and enjoy the short descent. From that point forward there were those who did a lot of pulls in the front and tried a couple but I was a little fatigued today.

The pace from the store to the school was brisk (19.6 mph avg. according to my WKO data) and I was doing good to hang on, but it did not matter because the route, the group, the weather and nature's colors made this an exceptional day on the bike.

Nutrition Intake During and after the Course:(1) 24 oz. bottle of water with Hammer Heed,BCAA and Glutamine, (1) 24 oz. bottle of water with Hammer Perpetuem, BCAA and Glutamine(2) Cliff bar (1) Accel gels (1) 20 gram Whey protein post ride recovery drink .

The Weather:  Sunny, Start @ 45 degrees | End @ 70 degrees,  humidity 25%, winds SSE 3 mph

Bike: Look 585, Garmin 705, Powertap 2.4 wired, Contour GPS camera

Power Summary: (Based on Coogan's Levels)
Summary Table of Minutes of Duration in Each Training Zone
  Level   Minutes       TSS
      1      7.56      1.13
      2     36.62     24.42
      3    107.96    124.63
      4     54.87     62.04
      5      8.04     15.92
      6      1.28      1.62
      7      7.62     33.70

Overall Power Data: 
 Entire workout (130 watts):
    Duration:      3:47:26 (4:09:28)
    Work:          1747 kJ
    TSS:           262.2 (intensity factor 0.845)
    Norm Power:    169
    VI:            1.3
    Distance:      67.293 mi
        Min    Max    Avg
    Power:           0    732    130     watts
    Speed:           0    36    17.7     mph
    Pace             1:40    0:00    3:23     min/mi
    Hub Torque:      0    392    56     lb-in
    Crank Torque:    0    856    139     lb-in