Rose Pedal Metric - Cycling With Friends

Ride with GPS Data
Garmin Connect Data
Summary
Moving Time: 3:37:21
Distance: 61.5 miles
Avg Moving Speed 17.0 mph
Elevation Gain: 3,120 ft

Group:   Jamie, Chuck, Diane, Jack, Edgar and me
Goal: Enjoy riding with friends

The Ride: Typically we would have been out on the annual BBC (Beautiful Backroads Century), but instead a few of us were content to miss the massive crowd and have a little quiet time out on the rural roads of north Cherokee County. I typically do not like rolling hill courses and was not that excited about the route, but I did look forward to riding with friends and I have to say that I am glad I joined this small group instead of picking something solo. I am not sure what else I can say except this was an excellent day to be out with this group.

Edgar and Jack provided plenty of spirited pace and times of cutting up, but at the same time the ride did not seem that rushed to me. At times I felt like I was getting in some solid training moments, but at other times I was able to chat with Diane, Jamie and Chuck. Everyone had their moments of kicking up the pace, but nothing overly stressful. The friendship I have with this group helps smooth out the discomfort of the rolling hills.

The start was a little cool and it is odd to see people wearing jackets, arm warmers and base layers when the temperature was near triple digits just a couple weeks ago. The season is definitely changing, but hopefully we will get a few weeks of this type of weather to enjoy the transition and cooler days before it turns cold.

Nutrition Intake During and after the Course: ~26 oz. of water with Hammer Perpetuem, BCAA's, Gluatamine ~20 oz. water with BCAA's, Gluatamine (1) Hammer gel (1) Honey Stinger Waffle (1) 40 gram Whey protein post ride recovery drink .

The Weather: Partly cloudy, Start @ 55 degrees, End @ 75 degrees, slight breeze.

Bike: LOOK 585, Garmin 800, Powertap SL+, Contour GPS camera

Overall Power Data:
Entire workout (134 watts):
    Duration:      3:43:20 (3:53:44)
    Work:          1790 kJ
    TSS:           265.9 (intensity factor 0.846)
    Norm Power:    173
    VI:            1.3
    Distance:      61.49 mi
    Elevation Gain:        2533 ft
    Elevation Loss:       2516 ft
    Grade:         0.0 %  (15 ft)
        Min    Max    Avg
    Power:           0    619    134     watts
    Cadence:         7    206    78     rpm
    Speed:           0    39.8    16.5     mph
    Pace             1:31    0:00    3:38     min/mi
    Altitude:        1006    1307    1189     ft
    Crank Torque:    0    1542    152     lb-in
    Temperature:     55.4    75.2    63.6     Fahrenheit