Aug-30: Assault on Flat Rock

Aug-30:

PUE: Assault on Flat Rock; 45.6 m.; est 2074 ft climbed ---> effort index = 66; 3hrs, 3min; 14.9 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: 16 rides; 732.2 m.; 45 hrs, 3 min; 16.2 mph.
Aug tot: 11 rides; 709.7 m.; 45 hrs, 0 min; 15.8 mph. (total August time corrected)
YTD: 90 rides; 4321.5. m.; 272 hrs, 36 min; 15.9 mph. (total YTD time corrected)

Rolling 12-mos.: 119 rides; 5719.9 m.; 358 hrs, 1 min; 16.0 mph.

Is it still an "assault" when it is as slow slow as I was today?

I may have been slow, but I thoroughly enjoyed my ride!

I looked at the avg pace for the first time after I had completed Flat Rock Rd -- 14.4 mph. UPs had been slow, but I hadn't realized they were THAT slow. "Levels" must have been slow, too. but the DOWNs had been most enjoyable -- if only all rides consisted of only downslopes and tailwinds -- preferably both, all the time.

Managed to pick it up some on Bruce Garner & New Light, so that my avg was 14.9 mph when I turned onto Ghoston. And, although with weary legs (not exhausted legs & exhausted will-power as in the last couple G-P-MVC finishes), I did the infamous Ghoston-Peed-MVC finish in 20 minutes, 30 secconds! Thus holding on to my 14.9 mph avg for the whole ride!

Sometimes, one must take the silver lining where it presents itself.