July 4th Ride

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Ride Summary
Distance: 60 miles
Avg. Moving Speed: 17.5
Moving Time: 3:25:47
Total Time: 4:01:22
Ride Total TSS: 234 (0.81 IF)

Group: 10 Cyclists: Diane, Susan, Nancy, Blake, Jamie, Peter, Greg, Craig, Mike and Me (Jesse)

Goal: Enjoy the holiday morning riding with friends.

The Ride: 
With July 4th falling on a Wednesday and with most of us returning to work tomorrow it makes for an odd day and yet what a nice break to be able to join in on a recreational group ride. Ten of us rolled out of the brewery at 7:30 this morning for a variable terrain type route going to north to Trimble Hollow Road before a store stop in Adairsville, pass over Boyd Mountain Road to Wayside, then to Kingston and return.

I felt like this group had great chemistry together. Most of us have been riding together for a number of years so we do well to watch over each other and today we all finished together.(except Craig who turned off) There were moments of a brisk pace and of course a challenge or two thrown in for fun, like racing up Boyd for a few and then a few of us putting in a good pace on some of the flatter roads. My favorite was putting a good pace down Trimble Hollow Road and Wayside Road where Craig did most of the front end work with good speed.

Great midweek ride with friends.

Nutrition Intake During and after the Course:
24 oz from Bottle #1 water, BCAA's, Glutamine, maltodextrin, plus refills with plain water
24 oz from Bottle #2  water, BCAA's, Glutamine, maltodextrin
Cliff Bar and 2 Hammer Apple Cinnamon gels
Finish | 40 gram whey protein drink
Home | Pasta, sauce and ground beef

The Weather: Partly cloudy skies at the start @ 72 degrees, on the return @ 90 degrees
Bike: LOOK 585 - group ride,  Garmin 800, Powertap SL+

Overall Powertap Data:
 Entire workout (125 watts):
    Duration:      3:30:48 (4:01:25)
    Work:          1574 kJ
    TSS:           233.7 (intensity factor 0.817)
    Norm Power:    171
    VI:            1.38
    Distance:      59.97 mi
        Min    Max    Avg
    Power:           0    812    125     watts
    Cadence:         7    246    85     rpm
    Speed:           0    36.4    17.1     mph
    Pace             1:39    0:00    3:31     min/mi
    Crank Torque:    0    1805    131     lb-in