Brewery Solo 100

Route and Ride Data Links:

Strava - Today's Route

Ride Metrics:

Distance (mile): 104
Speed (mph): 18
Cadence (rpm): 70
Time Moving: 5:45:53
Time Total: 6:03:50
Work (kj): 2450
Normal Power: 145
Average Power: 122
Max Power: 555
VI: 1.18
TSS: 338
IF: 0.771
Elevation Gain: 3086 ft

Goal:

Just ride

Ride Description:

Friday evening and looking at each weather app hoping one of them would lean more positive, but they were all showing 50% rain through Saturday morning. Saturday morning I saw a potential window of opportunity. Not knowing exactly how much window I went ahead and loaded my gear as if I was ready for a longish ride just in case.

At mile 20 and heading north the skies looked black so I thought maybe it was best to take a peek at the radar and see what was going on. There was one large rain cell cloud that was moving off so I decided to move ahead. Not long after I was in a light rain so I decided to double back to buy some time to let this cloud move on. I went back a few miles and then went ahead again going north. This time the timing was better and the skies cleared some until my turning point. 

Heading back south there was a slight tailwind giving me a nice push on the return. My legs and all felt fairly good for this easy spin today.

Weather:

Temperature Start (F): 66
Temperature Finish (F): 76
Wind: Calm at the start with headwinds starting later then tailwinds on the return.
Sky: Dark clouds, rain and clearing to partly cloudy later

Nutrition Intake During and Immediately After:

Bottle #1 24oz. Water, BSN Amino X, Maltodextrin, Trace Mineral Drops
Bottle #2 12oz. Water, BSN Amino X, Maltodextrin, Trace Mineral Drops
Bottle #3 8oz. Water
GU gel at mile 32
Clif Bar at mile 54
GU gel at mile 72
Post Ride: 30 gram protein drink

Gear:

 Felt  B10