Saturday, January 15, 2011

Ice, Ice Baby

(Mike and Me chillin')




Group: Gary, Mike, Joe, Mike, Rod, Ron, Peter and me
Goal: My goal was to enjoy the winter group ride with friends and get in some training time

The Ride: I moved to Atlanta in the late 1980's and earlier in the week is the worst winter storm I think I have seen since living here. Maybe not the deepest snow, but this winter storm created havoc in the City of Atlanta for a number of days. To the point no one could imagine being out cycling today, but a few of us rolled the dice and hoped the roads in Bartow County would be somewhat clear. We came up fortunate that the county did a great job clearing the road and because of that we were able to slip in a 55 mile ride.

For whatever reason I was not feeling that spring in my step today. Maybe it was the consecutive days of training indoors or a bad night of sleep last night, but I just did not have the zeal in me and seemed to be lagging even though I was able to stay with the winter group pace. However, I am very grateful to have been out riding with these seven guys and I may not be able to count it as a great training day it was certainly a great recreational cycling day.

Nutrition Intake During and after the Course:(1) 24 oz. bottle of water with Maltodextrin,BCAA and Glutamine, (2) Hammer gel (1) Cliff bar (1) 40 gram Whey protein post ride recovery drink .

The Weather: Sunny, Start @ 32 degrees, End @ 46 degrees

Bike: Cannondale six13, Garmin 705, Powertap wired, Contour GPS video camera

Power Summary: (Based on Coogan's Levels)
Summary Table of Minutes of Duration in Each Training Zone
  Level   Minutes       TSS
      1      6.55      1.30
      2     83.66     59.54
      3    101.37    123.93
      4      0.00      0.00
      5      0.00      0.00
      6      0.84      2.93
      7     10.12     37.12

Overall Power Data:
 Entire workout (120 watts):
    Duration:      3:25:21 (4:05:50)
    Work:          1454 kJ
    TSS:           225.2 (intensity factor 0.823)
    Norm Power:    165
    VI:            1.38
    Distance:      55.678 mi
        Min    Max    Avg
    Power:           0    608    120     watts
    Speed:           0    32.1    16.2     mph
    Pace             1:52    0:00    3:42     min/mi
    Hub Torque:      0    36    5     lb-in
    Crank Torque:    0    782    128     lb-in

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