(17 of Terry's Southern Friends and Mike R. operating the camera)
Garmin Connect Ride Data
Garmin Ride Summary (totals):
Distance: 68.2 mi
Moving Time: 03:57:54
Avg Moving Speed: 17.2 mph
Max Speed: 35.1 mph
Group: Diane, Jamie, Shelli, Elizabeth, Gayle, Nancy, Mike Q., Mike R., Gary, Neal, Rod, Peter, Richard, Joe, Alan, Carl, Steve and me
Goal: My goal was to enjoy the ride with friends in memory and in absence of our friend, Terry Kihlstrand.
The Ride:
A couple weeks ago Diane mentioned going out to Armuchee to do a ride in memory of Terry Kihlstrand. You can find out a little more about Terry with a video here or at the link at the upper right corner of this blog.
Most of us met Terry for the first time on this route on November 13th, 2010. This morning 18 cyclists rolled out on a ride to commemorate our good memory of Terry. I can say at the summation of this brisk ride that he would have loved to been with us today. For my brief friendship with Terry there was one thing that I caught on quick was his love for cycling and not just some easy going pace. He would have loved the pace that we had today and especially the opportunity to hammer up Fouche Gap Road.
The first 40 miles involved a 2 mile climb up Fouche Gap Road and most of that 40 miles we pushed against a headwind. From what I could tell most everyone participated in a turn at the front. Some of the stronger riders, like Richard and Joe, seemed to be up there quite a bit.
It was after the store stop that the road leveled out a little more and the pace picked up some despite still pushing against a headwind. When we turned on Heywood Valley Road I heard a number of people sigh with relief. The combination of an awesome speedy road like Heywood Valley Road with a tailwind and you can bet there were a number of us smiling inside, but still with gritted teeth as the pace greatly intensified. I checked my data in WKO+ and we had close to a 22 mph average on Heywood Valley Road.
Heywood Valley Road:
Duration: 41:34
TSS: 46.4 (intensity factor 0.819)
Min. Max. Avg.
Speed: 10 35.2 21.5 mph
If Terry were with us today would he have had the same smiles we had? I am very positive that he would.
I am very grateful for the 17 cyclists that joined me today including Neal, who broke away from his typical early morning starts to ride with us.
What an awesome bunch of cyclists and friends!
I started in shorts and short sleeves and it is February. When we finished it was 72 degrees and what a blessed day it was. Like Gary said to me on the last mile or so, "I could just keep going." Even as much as my legs were cooked by the pace I felt the same as Gary. These are the days you don't want to end.
Nutrition Intake During and after the Course: ~32 oz.of water with Maltodextrin,BCAA and Glutamine, (1) Hammer gel (2) Cliff Bars (1) 40 gram Whey protein post ride recovery drink .
The Weather: Sunny, Start @ 51 degrees, End @ 72 degrees, Winds from N 5 mph
Bike: LOOK 585, Garmin 705, Powertap wired
Power Summary: (Based on Coogan's Levels)
Summary Table of Minutes of Duration in Each Training Zone
Level Minutes TSS
1 6.74 0.95
2 50.61 32.00
3 147.88 179.85
4 21.21 27.31
5 0.00 0.00
6 0.94 2.72
7 7.31 16.99
Overall Power Data:
Entire workout (128 watts):
Duration: 3:57:25 (4:18:23)
Work: 1809 kJ
TSS: 258.9 (intensity factor 0.82)
Norm Power: 164
VI: 1.28
Distance: 68.287 mi
Min Max Avg
Power: 0 729 128 watts
Speed: 0 35.2 17.3 mph
Pace 1:42 0:00 3:29 min/mi
Hub Torque: 0 41 6 lb-in
Crank Torque: 0 874 143 lb-in
After Store Stop:
Duration: 1:08:42
Distance: 22.539 mi
Min Max Avg
Speed: 10 35.2 19.7 mph
2 comments:
Great ride today Jesse. Glad we dedicated it to Terry. He will be missed! I can still hear him laughing & loving everything biking - this ride had it all - flats, rolling, 1 big mtn hill & wind. He would have loved it. He was definitely with us in spirit!
Thank you for doing this ride, I know he would have loved to do it with you all. My dad enjoyed every minute he spent with his new southern friends and talked about you often!
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