Day 27 Ride (8/19/2006) (now with ride route map!)
11:04am
Flaking of ride partner (and resulting 4 hour delay in my ride) was pretty irritating, but all those emotions seem to fade as soon as the ride is under way. There just isn't any time to think about those things or anything else, as I'm concentrating on the road. Cadence suffered (if you can call it that) in that I was at an 85 cad instead of 85-100. Slightly harder coming back than going out, which I see as 0.5mph slowdown on the return ride and elevated heartrate. I think most of that came in the final three miles or so when my legs started to feel really fatigued. Final 10m climb was a bear (had to drop down to my lowest useful gear and lower my cadence too).
This ride equals my longest pre-op ride (only done once). However, I really had to make compromises on that ride, riding at a 130 heartrate as I was building up lactic acid at anything higher. This time around, I didn't make that compromise, staying in my aerobic zone for most of the ride. Cadence suffered (if you can call it that) in that I was at an 85 cad instead of 85-100. The Yorba Linda Regional Park to Arrowhead Pond ride is a fairly significant milestone for me. Triumphant return!
Oh, and I was pointed to this very cool site for building ride route maps (with Google Maps):
Ride Route:
http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=388347
No stalkers, please.
Exe Time: 1:19
Mean HR: 145
Max HR: 163
HR Zone: 138-151
In Zone: 53:46
Above Zone 14:50:
Below Zone: 10:27
Kcal: 1061
Distance: 16.5 miles
Mean Speed: 12.5 mph
Max Speed: 22.7 mph
Mean Cad: 85
Max Cad: 100
Ride Time: 1:19
Outbound
Time: 38:34
Mean HR: 143
Max HR: 156
Mean Speed: 12.7 mph
Mean Cad: 86
Return
Time: 40:29
Mean HR: 148
Max HR: 163
Mean Speed: 12.2 mph
Mean Cad: 84