Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Cool Springs Short Route

Today was, quite possibly, one of the fastest beginnings to a ride I've ever done. The rollout from Healthways was faster, and the 15 minutes I stayed with the group was faster. My time alone after the split was slightly faster, even though I hit a little wall 11 minutes in. I got over it and kept going, but it was a very distinct feeling of, "Wow, my legs just don't want to go anymore!" Good thing I got over it, because I knew the fast group would be hot on my heels soon.

These Tuesday night rides are turning into something of a mental training exercise for me, and today's work was on staying with a group for a little but then riding in front of the group pretending like they were trying to chase me down. They were, they just didn't know it. They didn't catch me, but I had to work HARD to stay ahead and beat the fast, long group from catching me. I saw two guys just before I turned into the parking lot, which means they were killing it the entire ride.


Stats: 4-19-114-12-115-31-11. 6-07-11.

  • Total: 1:47:30, 31.7 miles, 17.7 avg (35.5 max), 160 HR (193 max)
    Total: 1:46:39, 31.9 miles, 17.9 avg (33.9 max), 151 HR (188 max)
    Total: 1:43:14, 30.82 mi, 17.9 avg (34.6 max), 158 HR (191 max)
    Total: 1:46:17, 31.41 mi, 17.7 avg (37.2 max), 140 HR (189 max)
  • Warm up: 23:38, 5.9 mi, 15.1 avg, 145 HRWarm up: 21:24, 5.9 mi, 16.5 avg, 120 HR
    Warm up + rollout: 28:27, 8.08 mi, 17 avg, 128 HR
    Warm up: 20:13, 5.54 mi, 16.4 avg, 140 HR
  • Rollout: 8:10, 2.33 mi, 17.1 avg, 116 HR
  • Ride: 1:05:04, 20.7 mi, 19.1 avg, 169 HR
    Ride: 1:04:09, 20.9 mi, 19.7 avg, 160 HR
    Ride to route split: 17:32, 6.59 mi, 22.5 mph, 178 HR
    Ride to route split: 15:59, 6.55 mil 24.6 mph, 170 HR
  • Ride to route finish: 12.05 mi, 41:34, 17.4 avg, 168 HR
    Ride to route finish: 12.01 mi, 41:00, 17.6 avg, 148 HR
  • Cool down: 18:47, 5.1 mi, 16.2 avg, 151 HRCool down: 21:03, 5.1 mi, 14.5 avg, 141 HR
    Cool down: 15:39, 4.1 mi, 15.7 avg, 148 HR
    Cool down: 20:51, 4.98 mi, 14.3 avg, 113 HR

Before and after the ride, I did some recycling. We got some great mail: 20% off Qs for Bed, Bath, and Beyond (which my sister really likes), and $10 off Qs for Kohls (no minimum purchase necessary). I found all I could and took them from the trash cans at the 3 mail spots in our complex. And I met a girl, Tina, who was doing the same thing :-)

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