Friday, November 23, 2012

Brewery to Redbud




Route:
Distance:  50.7 miles
Avg. Moving Speed:  18 mph
Moving Time: 2:47:47
Total Time:  2:49:47
Ride Total TSS:174.8 (0.79 IF)
Group:
Solo
Goal:
Just see what I can do today with holding a tempo type pace
Ride Description:
I started a little later than usual, but that was to experience the warmer part of the day. It was a little breezy and was hard to tell exactly where the wind was coming. Only a few times did I feel a little bit of some headwind, but being down in aero sure helps escape the biggest part of the wind.

The ride sure felt pretty solid. I pushed the intensity just about the point that I wanted for today and the legs felt like they were more than eager to open it up. I did on a couple of occasions, but held back so not to impact the following training days. I also wanted to extend the miles more, but again had to think about the following training days.

I kept thinking through the entire ride as if I have some sort of mental illness, "recreation is training and training is recreation." I just enjoy training so much that I rarely have a day that I dread a training session. In fact I look forward to each one.
Nutrition Intake During and after the Course:
24 oz from Bottle #1 water, Glutamine, BCAA, maltodextrin
15 oz from Bottle #2 water, Glutamine, BCAA, maltodextrin
Hammer gel @ mile 20
3/4 Cliff Bar @ mile 36
Cliff Bar @ mile 54
Post Ride | 30 gram protein drink, 1/4 Cliff Bar
Home | grilled chicken breast & veggies
Bike: 
Felt B10, Garmin 800, Quarq Cinqo
Overall Powertap Data: 
Entire workout (149 watts):
    Duration:      2:49:49 (2:55:13)
    Work:          1495 kJ
    TSS:           174.6 (intensity factor 0.795)
    Norm Power:    167
    VI:            1.12
    Distance:      50.634 mi
        Min    Max    Avg
    Power:           0    507    149     watts
    Cadence:         7    108    71     rpm
    Speed:           0    36.4    17.6     mph
    Pace             1:39    0:00    3:24     min/mi
    Crank Torque:    0    1429    179     lb-in
    Temperature:     57.2    66.2    61.5     Fahrenheit

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