28.34 mi in 01:24:22 hours at 20.15 mi/h on Trek 1500. [Cycling] I did the RSA Thursday evening ride that leaves from the building where I work. We only had five tonight due to rainy weather. One was on a mountain bike - he did not keep up the whole way. The clouds looked ominous, but we had only some mist at points. The roads were damp, but not soaking. So, we had only a few problem spots with rooster tails making it difficult to draft. We ended up being able to keep a decent pace, even with the not-so-great conditions. At least we were cool.
28.38 mi in 01:24:30 hours at 20.15 mi/h on Trek 1500. [Cycling] I did the RSA Tuesday evening ride. It was a good goup - probably 15 or more. When we got to the south end, I had to visit the porta-potty. By the time I came out, the group was half a mile going again. I decided to try to catch them. I never did, but I did almost keep the same pace as them - I was pleased with that. I kept a fairly high intensity (pretty flat around the 95% heart rate) that entire 10 or so miles.
65.44 mi in 03:35:30 hours at 18.22 mi/h on Trek 1500. [Cycling] We had 6 riders on an LCC ride today. Stopped and had coffee and water at the Green Tomato in Ardmore with ZZ Top looking biker dudes. It was a diverse crowd - all spandex and leather. :-) Anyway, it was a fun ride on some ground I have not seen before on the NE end. I forgot to turn my computer back upon leaving the restaurant, so I'm missing about 17.75 miles on the data.
14.25 mi in 00:45:00 hours at 19.00 mi/h on Any Other Stationary. [Cycling] A stationary ride at a Bally's in Huntington Beach, CA while on travel for work. This was a bike very much like the one I ride at ELWC. I set it on random at level 17 of 25 - pretty hard workout.
101.50 mi in 07:00:00 hours at 14.50 mi/h on Trek 1500. [Cycling] The 3 State 3 Mountain Challenge in Chattanooga. Climbed Suck Creek Mountain (about 1400 ft climb over 5 mi), Sand Mountain (about 900 ft climb over 3 mi), and Lookout Mountain (about 1150 ft climb over 2.5 mi). The start was supposed to be 8:00, but a serious thunderstorm rolled in about 7:40. The start was delayed until 8:30 - but, the actual start time was closer to 8:45. We rode in the rain for more than 2 hours. On top of Suck Creek Mountain I was very wet and cold. I did not wear enough gear because I did not think I would need it. I wore shorts, jersey, and windbreaker - my base layer would have been nice. I accidentally turned off the GPS timer at 3:43:47 ride time - about 3.5 mi. I also was so slow on some of the hills that it auto-paused and on the last hill I literally stopped several times to control and massage cramps. I did not get a lot of draft help, and I pushed too hard in the low altitude portion between the first two mountains. The best I can figure, the total ride was about 101.5 mi in right at 7 hrs for me - only about 14.5 mph. The primary reason for the slow avg speed is the cramps during the last 30 miles. I really had to take it easy to finish. I had cramp twinges in my inner thighs near the knee - starting in the left and later in the right after I compensated. On the Lookout Mountain (last) climb, I sometimes could go only a quarter mile or so before having to stop again. I had to walk the last 150-200 m when it went from 8% grade to 18% grade - no way with my cramp situation. Even on the last 15 mi there were some hills where I had to stop and massage - made for slow going. But, I finished on my own power - that's what counts on this one today. w00t! I bought the jersey because...well...I felt like I deserved a trophy for this one. So, the good swag was the jersey, a t-shirt, and an "I survived" patch.
