Jul-12

Jul-12:

PUE: to BJP, lake loop counter-clockwise to BJP, back to PUE; w/ Dalton's Tourists (total group was only 4, incl. me); 41.2 miles; est 1864 ft climbed ---> effort index = 59; 2hrs, 29.5min; 16.5 mph.

1st Qt. tot: 20 rides; 755.3 m.; 47 hrs, 31 min; 15.9 mph.
2nd Qt. tot: 43 rides; 2124.3 m.; 134 hrs, 59 min; 15.7 mph.
Jul tot: 7 rides; 347.4 m.; 21 hrs, 3 min; 16.5 mph.
YTD: 70 rides; 3227.0 m.; 203 hrs, 33 min; 15.9 mph.

Rolling 12-mos.: 117 rides; 5591.0 m.; 348 hrs, 10 min; 16.1 mph.

I realized how hard we "hammered" the last 30 miles yesterday during today's ride -- I couldn't climb anything even approaching "steep" any faster than 8 or 9 mph. Some might wonder what was different about that. There was definitely a quality deficiency in today's 8 and 9 mph climbing. I still had my downhill gravity advantage, and could "wind up the flywheel" on the flats.