Comet Endurance Pace 2x60

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

Overall Ride Metrics:                                                       

Distance: 40 miles

Avg. Moving Speed: 19.3 mph

Moving Time: 2:06:20

Total Time: 2:12:21 

Ride Total TSS: 137.5 (0.8 IF)

Group or Solo:                                                                  

Solo

Goal:                                                                                 

Steady pace as best possible with regards to traffic stops and obstacles

Ride Description:                                                            

Kind of an interesting day and though I believe I had it in me to set some new PB's there were just to many times I had to slow down for safety's sake with a few longer traffic stops and navigating around slower people. As I got further out where there are less people I found myself pushing almost like going for the FTP test and then that made me push a little harder just to see. I checked WKO+ and had a solid L4 for 30 minutes and I had some good volume of time sustained in L3. Considering how my legs felt after yesterday's group ride I was really happy how the legs were willing to put up with me pushing them. My legs were screaming in discomfort in that 30 minutes of L4 and that is why it felt like an authentic FTP test, but still not worthy of a true test.

After being in a slump for a few months the ride today was encouraging.

Not counting warm up and cool down time and miles
Lap 1: Time 64 minutes, Distance 20 miles, Avg Speed 19 mph, IF 0.84
Lap 2: Time 62 minutes, Distance 20 miles, Avg Speed 19.3 mph, IF 0.76

Weather:                                                                          
Sunny, Mid 60's (F), calm air

Nutrition Intake During and after the Course:             

24 oz from Bottle #1 water, BCAA, Glutamine
Hammer gel @ mile 20
Post Ride | 30 gram protein drink, PowerBar Gel Chews
Home | Not sure what's for dinner :-)

Bike:                                                                                  

Felt B10, Garmin 800, Quarq, Flo 60's/Michelin Pro 4's @ 98 psi

Overall Power Data:                                                        
Entire workout (165 watts):
Duration: 2:08:38 (2:12:24)
Work: 1274 kJ
TSS: 138.4 (intensity factor 0.805)
Norm Power: 177
VI: 1.07
Distance: 40.55 mi
Min Max Avg
Power: 0 458 165 watts
Cadence: 6 98 77 rpm
Speed: 0 26.9 19.0 mph
Pace 2:14 0:00 3:10 min/mi
Altitude: 878 1119 1018 ft
Crank Torque: 0 1704 189 lb-in
Temperature: 60.8 75.2 62.9 Fahrenheit
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