Sosebee Solo

A lot of roads to myself

Route and Ride Data Links:

Strava - Today's Route

Ride Metrics:

Distance (mile): 100
Speed (mph): 17
Cadence (rpm): 69
Time Moving: 5:53:34
Time Total: 6:03:23
Work (kj): 2566
Normal Power: 142
Average Power: 121
Max Power: 389
VI: 1.18
TSS: 334.8
IF: 0.75

Goal:

Build Endurance and enjoy cycling

Ride Description:

This was the morning of the BBC (Beautiful Backroads Century) and not being a participant I had consider another start point. I ended up going to Sosebee Bike Park just a few miles more up the road. On the way up I saw plenty of cyclist traveling up the interstate in the dark early morning hours and on Busch Drive a long line of headlights waiting to get in the parking area. 

Sosebee was also starting to get a number of cyclists. Some were heading over the BBC start point and some were like me with just hoping to avoid all of it. As I rolled out at 7:30 and just a few minutes down the road it was quiet and barren of cyclist and cars. My route overlaps the BBC route in just a few places so it wasn't until I was almost back before I saw any groups and those were probably the last to come in. By the time I was back to Sosebee most of the cars were gone already. I suppose this is a testament as to how slow I was going on the 100 mile route today. That's okay because the weather was great, traffic was fairly low and I enjoyed spinning a few miles. 

Just a side note: I wasn't planning on doing 100 miles today. I just thought it was too good a day not to do a few extra miles. Plus, I missed an indoor training session this week due to work deadlines so why not grab a few more miles?

Weather:

Temperature Start (F): 65
Temperature Finish (F): 82
Wind: Calm
Sky: Partly Cloudy

Nutrition Intake During and Immediately After:

Bottle #1 24oz. Water, BSN Amino X, Maltodextrin, Trace Mineral Drops
Bottle #2 20oz. Water, BSN Amino X, Maltodextrin, Trace Mineral Drops
Bottle #3 15oz. Water
GU gel at mile 25
GU gel at mile 65
GU gel at mile 85

Post Ride: 30 gram protein drink

Gear:

 Felt  B10 

Brewery to 411 - Solo Endurance

Route and Ride Data Links:                                           
Garmin - Ride Data
Strava   - Ride Data

Overall Ride Metrics:                                                       

Distance: 80 miles

Avg. Moving Speed: 17.5  mph

Moving Time: 4:35:39

Total Time: 4:43:16 

Ride Total TSS: 224 (0.69 IF)

Group or Solo:                                                                  

Solo

Goal:                                                                                 

Endurance Level (L2) Solo Effort

Ride Description:                                                            

Today was the official BBC (Beautiful Backroads Century) and with the Bud Plant being my usual Saturday parking spot I went up to the Sosebee Bike Park for my start location. I chunked in a donation into one of the donation boxes to keep the park maintained and opened and off I went on my usual route minus the first five miles. Some of my route is on the BBC course, but I really did not see many cyclists until near the end.

Just a note about the Sosebee Bike Park. I spoke briefly to the owner, who was sitting out at a sag table for the ride and he informed me of working on a couple more locations. I really appreciate what he has done to create a nice place to park with port-o-potties, changing rooms, water, picnic tables and a sheltered table area for cyclists. It is very generous for him to open these parks so I am very glad to donate each time I park.

The rest of my ride? Well it was the usual endurance day on the Felt TT bike. My legs were toast from intervals through the weekdays so this was just a day to dial it back and enjoy cycling for fun. The extra saddle time also helps me keep my back and neck tuned by sitting in that aero position for a few hours. It was a benefit to stay low today as I tried to make myself less of a target for that wind. It was a good day and it was great to see a lot of cyclists out at the event. I hope they had another excellent turnout this year.
 

Weather:                                                                          
Sunny, mostly clear, 70 (F) Start, 80 (F) Finish, Wind 8 to 10 mph ESE 

Nutrition Intake During and after the Course:             

24 oz from Bottle #1 water, BCAA, Glutamine, maltodextrin
15 oz from Bottle #2 water, BCAA, Glutamine, maltodextrin
Hammer gel @ mile 20
1/2 Cliff Bar @ mile 40
Post Ride | 30 gram protein drink, banana from Sosebee BBC sag stop
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Bike:                                                                                  

Felt B10, Garmin 800, Quarq, Flo 60's/Michelin Pro 4's @ 95 psi

Overall Power Data:                                                        
Entire workout (128 watts):
Duration: 4:38:29 (4:43:17)
Work: 2140 kJ
TSS: 224.5 (intensity factor 0.696)
Norm Power: 150
VI: 1.17
Distance: 80.442 mi
Min Max Avg
Power: 0 505 128 watts
Cadence: 9 99 74 rpm
Speed: 0 33.2 17.4 mph
Pace 1:48 0:00 3:27 min/mi
Crank Torque: 0 1612 148 lb-in

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