Day 32 Ride (8/23/2006)
8:12 am
Staged at Yorba Linda Regional Park and rode to Taft Ave (a.k.a. Ball Ave). I was suprised at how good my legs felt on the outbound ride and was able to really pound out a hard pace. This translates to one higher gear than I rode yesterday. I had planned to turn around at the 6 mile mark, but felt so good that I continued. It was a mistake to stray from the game plan. 
Looking at the numbers, I see that I rode a full 2 mph slower coming back (though I was able to maintain my cadence; Yeah for me!). No bonking, but my ride partner/mentor pointed out that I turned around as I started to get tired, and that I need to "save something for the ride back." I'm translating that to "Don't ride by how your legs feel, ride with your head too." By the time my legs felt tired out, I had my entire return ride to go... Also had it pointed out that right now I should be working my gears to get up my final little hill instead of charging it at high speed like I've been doing. Better training effect.
Route Map:
http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=388238
Exe Time: 1:08
Mean HR: 145
Max HR: 157
HR Zone: 138-151
In Zone: 46:45
Above Zone: 11:04
Below Zone: 10:14
Kcal: 913
Distance: 15 miles
Mean Speed 13.2 mph
Max Speed: 22.6 mph
Mean Cad: 86
Max Cad: 105
Ride Time: 1:08
Outbound
Time: 30:43
Mean HR: 142
Max HR: 156
Mean Speed: 14.4 mph
Mean Cad: 87
Return
Time: 37:19
Mean HR: 148
Max HR: 157
Mean Speed: 12.2 mph
Mean Cad: 86
Looking at the numbers, I see that I rode a full 2 mph slower coming back (though I was able to maintain my cadence; Yeah for me!). No bonking, but my ride partner/mentor pointed out that I turned around as I started to get tired, and that I need to "save something for the ride back." I'm translating that to "Don't ride by how your legs feel, ride with your head too." By the time my legs felt tired out, I had my entire return ride to go... Also had it pointed out that right now I should be working my gears to get up my final little hill instead of charging it at high speed like I've been doing. Better training effect.
Route Map:
http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=388238
Exe Time: 1:08
Mean HR: 145
Max HR: 157
HR Zone: 138-151
In Zone: 46:45
Above Zone: 11:04
Below Zone: 10:14
Kcal: 913
Distance: 15 miles
Mean Speed 13.2 mph
Max Speed: 22.6 mph
Mean Cad: 86
Max Cad: 105
Ride Time: 1:08
Outbound
Time: 30:43
Mean HR: 142
Max HR: 156
Mean Speed: 14.4 mph
Mean Cad: 87
Return
Time: 37:19
Mean HR: 148
Max HR: 157
Mean Speed: 12.2 mph
Mean Cad: 86 
This translates to one higher gear than I rode yesterday. I had planned to turn around at the 6 mile mark, but felt so good that I continued. It was a mistake to stray from the game plan
LOL
if you increase the gear, do not increase the distance too. hehehe you survive, but you feel like a puddle when you get home. ;)
GREAT RIDE!
Thanks for the belated tip! To be honest, I don't ride by speed, I just ride my cadence and play the gears to get into my heatrate zone. It's really only now that I'm ratcheting up my cadence that I'm becoming more sensitive to what gears I'm riding in. Clearly I need to change one thing at a time, not two...
To be honest, I don't ride by speed, I just ride my cadence and play the gears to get into my heatrate zone. It's really only now that I'm ratcheting up my cadence that I'm becoming more sensitive to what gears I'm riding in. Clearly I need to change one thing at a time, not two... I can not remember if I told you that I set out for an 8 mile ride that second weekend post -op, and I should have stuck to that plan, because the 9.2 was 1.2 too much. ;)
for me, I am in one gear, 2 on the left 7 on the right, and keeping up with traffic is the goal so that I do not get plowed over, but there is no right or wrong way, my husband is a maniac, rides 22 mph, I am right at 11-12 mph. ;)
keep up keeping up. tomorrow I hope to increase from 4.3 to 4.5 miles.
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