Peter's Birthday Ride

Garmin Connect Ride Data
Garmin Ride Summary:
Distance: 60.4 mi
Elevation Gain: 3,186 ft
Moving Time: 03:29:35
Avg Speed: 17.2 mph
Max Speed: 37.0 mph

Group: Carl, Diane, Jamie, Rod, Terry, Nancy, Gayle, Peter, Margaret, Edgar, John, Gloria, Gary, Tim, Mike, Derek, Glenn, Neal, Claire, Chick, Dick and  me. Hopefully I did not leave off anyone it was a big group.
Group Goal: Winter Pace Ride (17 mph avg overall)

The Ride: We had a big group rolling out from the brewery at 9 this morning as a birthday celebration ride for Peter. As tradition goes the person with the birthday gets to choose the route and today Peter selected a very good looped route out to Trimble Hollow Road, Adairsville, Kingston and back. This route has a variety of terrain including some flat fast sections, rollers of all sizes and one small climb up Boyd Mountain Road.

At the store stop a big portion of the group split and take a shorter route back, but a number of us continue on the 60 mile route. Not long after leaving the store stop in Adairsville we had the climb up Boyd Mountain and from there it was just a matter of hanging with the pace. But I must say that the group did well stopping and slow pedaling to keep the majority of people together. Surprisingly I was able to hang with the group today and racked up some good training time at Level 4.

I just hope Peter had an enjoyable day out with his cycling buddies and I am sure he enjoyed a brownie or two at the end made by Diane.

Happy Birthday Peter!!

Nutrition Intake During and after the Course:(1) 24 oz. bottle of water with Hammer Heed,BCAA and Glutamine, (1) 24 oz. bottle of water with Hammer Perpetuem, BCAA and Glutamine(2) Cliff bar (1) Hammer gel (1) 20 gram Whey protein post ride recovery drink .

The Weather:  Sunny, Start @ 45 degrees | End @ 70 degrees,  humidity 25%, winds SSE 3 mph

Bike: Look 585, Garmin 705, Powertap 2.4 wired, Contour GPS camera

Power Summary: (Based on Coogan's Levels)
Summary Table of Minutes of Duration in Each Training Zone
  Level   Minutes       TSS
      1      6.51      1.33
      2     21.71     12.59
      3     34.46     44.59
      4    123.00    137.37
      5      2.75      5.48
      6      5.40     15.26
      7     16.80     65.39

Overall Power Data: 
 Entire workout (131 watts):
    Duration:      3:34:52 (3:53:26)
    Work:          1649 kJ
    TSS:           279.9 (intensity factor 0.905)
    Norm Power:    181
    VI:            1.39
    Distance:      60.779 mi
        Min    Max    Avg
    Power:           0    687    131     watts
    Speed:           0    37.2    16.9     mph
    Pace             1:37    0:00    3:33     min/mi
    Hub Torque:      0    414    58     lb-in
    Crank Torque:    0    976    134     lb-in