Yesterday I finally managed to sneak in a little ride. Looking back at my yearly training log, I can see that I managed to sneak in three rides during the month of October, three rides during the month of November and wait....only two rides this month. Not wanting to be considered a slacker, I figured I'd better step it up a bit and at least match these great numbers that I've been putting in the past several months :)
I'm usually a bit of a sissy when it comes to riding this time of the year and 40 degrees has been my typical cut-off for riding outside. I don't mind putting in two hours on the trainer so my feeling has sort of been why beat yourself up in the cold if you don't have to? Well, seeing how tough Scott Thor is out in SoCal by braving temps in the low 50's, I figured with the proper clothing I should be able to ride in the mid 30's brr...brr. Actually, the conditions couldn't have been better for this time of year (well, actually they could have). With no wind and endless dry roads, I knew the timing couldn't be better to make it out for my first ride in almost a month.
Getting my bike and gear ready, it hit me that it's been an awful long time since I've really ridden my Cervelo. You know it's been a long time when you go to inflate your tires and instead of the 120psi that you're accustomed to seeing, you see 80psi. You also know its been too long when you have to dust your bike off and knock a few spider webs down. I think someone wrote in the dust "Ride Me." Vowing to make the best of my ride, I jokingly told my wife I'd see her in five minutes and left towards the Valley. I thought I would forgo my typical iPod in favor of pure silence. In the back of my mind I also knew that during the warm months, motorists aren't watching for cyclists, I was sure that on a winters day there would even be less people expecting a cyclist on the road. Not taking the iPod also proved great because I was able to experience the calmness of the Valley. Most weekends when I'm riding the valley is packed with motorists and motorcycles wanting to get a taste of the outdoors behind their glass windows. Today, it was literally just me and the road. I probably saw a dozen cars during my two hour outing. The day ended in my putting in just under two hours. Not bad considering I had only really intended on riding 60 to 90 minutes tops. It was just one of those days, and I know we've all had them, when you just didn't want to turn around.
Here are the numbers for the day, nothing too crazy as I will be in a major rebuilding phase of my fitness for a long...long...time.
brian
Duration: 1:57:55 (1:58:50)
Work: 1289 kJ
TSS: 106.9 (intensity factor 0.738)
Norm Power: 214
VI: 1.17
Distance: 30.097 mi
Min Max Avg
Power: 0 531 183 watts
Heart rate: 88 184 155 bpm
Cadence: 29 141 87 rpm
Speed: 2.2 43 15.4 mph
Pace 1:24 26:49 3:54 min/mi
Hub Torque: 0 482 95 lb-in
Crank Torque: 0 1235 192 lb-in
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