Garmin Connect Ride Data
Quote of the Week: "The worse plan that we can have is a plan not to ride." - Neal Bowers
This week was another week of wondering about the weekend as the weather forecasting from several resources were changing daily and sometimes hourly, but from Tues until Friday we had rain. The forecast showed a small break in the forecast between 7 am to 12 pm. I had posted up the ride information earlier in the week and the plan was Neal would be taking a group from the brewery (80 mile group) and meeting our group (50 mile group) in Adairsville and we all ride out to climb Horn Mountain.
The Group: We had 12 today in our group. The regulars were me, Derek, Tim, Alan, Nancy, Neal, Jamie, Keith, Gary, Rod, Glenn and Don. It was great to have Jamie there wearing her new climbing spirit and looking strong. Keith Bolton and Glenn Hittel were back with us today and looking strong as they did the 80 mile option.
The Ride: The roads we were on were fairly flat so the speeds were into the 20's for a good portion and a bit out of our "winter pace ride" There were also some light head winds to contend with, but with this group of 12 it sure seemed as if everyone was strong enough to hold the pace. It is gives me confidence to ride with these cyclists even when we are bunched up. Everyone seems to be veterans of group cycling and know how to watch out for each other. The flattish type of roads and working with the group I found it hard to keep my wattage up, but our speeds were high.
It was a pretty good day for climbing Horn Mountain. I often get overheated when it gets a bit warmer on this climb, but with the cooler temps today it felt good. The climb is only a couple of miles, but the gradient is fairly steep. It's a good thing we all had jackets and vest available on the descent because it was several minutes of shivering.
Once again we were on flatter roads on the way to the store stop. Keith's tire needed some air so a few of us were off the back of the group, but still me, Glenn and Keith held a fairly steady pace to the store stop. After the store stop I was out in the front and my legs felt ready to again set the pace on the highway despite a little head wind. We stayed at a good speed until we were back in Adairsville and the 80 mile group split from us and headed back to the brewery.
Overall the roads were scenic, traffic low, the group was great, the climb was great and the weather a whole lot better than we expected. On the drive home there was a little rain as forecast indicated but we were able to squeeze in a great day of spinning the pedals in between the clouds.
Route Description: flat, rolling hills, one "gets your attention" type of climb
Weather: Partly cloudy and overcast, cool breezy air, high humidity, start in the low 40 degree (F) and warmed up to the 50's
Nutrition Intake During and after the Course: (1)24oz. bottle with Hammer Heed/10grams Glutamine and BCAA's, (1)Cliff Bar, (2) Accel gels, (1)Post Ride 30gram whey protein drink
Power Data:
It was hard to keep my wattage up with this terrain. I was often in the mid 20's and my watts would be below 100.
Entire workout (112 watts):
Duration: 3:00:21 (3:23:57)
Work: 1194 kJ
TSS: 168.1 (intensity factor 0.753)
Norm Power: 158
Distance: 50.007 mi
Min / Max / Avg
Power: 0 / 517 / 112 watts
Cadence: 29 / 244 / 79 rpm
Speed: 2.3 / 35.4 / 16.9 mph
Pace 1:42 / 26:06 / 3:33 min/mi
Hub Torque: 0 / 449 / 58 lb-in
Crank Torque: 0 / 697 / 126 lb-in
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Horn Mt Climb:
Duration: 16:35
Work: 194 kJ
TSS: 26 (intensity factor 0.97)
Norm Power: 204
Min / Max / Avg
Power: 31 / 338 / 195 watts
Cadence: 48 / 152 / 63 rpm
Speed: 4.5 / 12 / 6.3 mph
Pace 5:00 / 13:14 / 9:31 min/mi
Hub Torque: 28 / 449 / 212 lb-in
Crank Torque: 17 / 543 / 266 lb-in
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