today's 60k ride

Published Saturday, May 20, 2006 by geo | E-mail this post

Definitely a fun ride! Just a quick log of my stats before I run off to Ben's cottage.

Distance: 58.87 km
Time: 2:14
Actual time: 2:35
Average speed: 26.41 km/h
Max speed: error - useless stat anyway
Average HR: 149
Peak HR: 180
Time burning fat: 53.58

Wow, compared to the previous ride I was pushing much harder, and went a few km/h faster. I had less time in the fat burning zone, and more above it. I was on a mission. I was riding with a couple groups of fast riders. I had some pain in my quads after the ride. Nowhere near as much as the first trip, but more than the last.

Comparatively, my HR was 143 on the first 50k ride, 137 on the last, and 149 now. Considering I was pushing harder on this ride than the first one, it's definitely a huge improvement that I'm not in much pain right now! SWEET!

I just picked up a GPS unit, which I had programmed the trip on. It didn't save me from missing a turn. I had turned off the directional beeps because I didn't know it was going to beep every 1/2 km. Oops. I also forgot to reset the trip computer (my max speed wasn't 127 km/h), and I forgot to turn route tracking back on. But it looked pretty...