Bike

• 09m
• 4.31 kms
• 28.73 KM/hr

Dropped off car for service and biked to work from there. Nothing special...

I did ride Xena because I will be taking her to the bike shop in Mississauga tonight after work to have it inspected, photographed and hopefully warranty replacement of frame... if it needs it.

• Calories out: 2012 From lifestyle:1922, From activities:90

Bike #1

• 47m
• 22.57 kms
• 28.81 KM/hr

North East wind this morning... not pleasant. Temperature was fine, but the wind just makes things feel cooler and it is a hindering crosswind for the majority of the ride and a down right cruel headwind for the last 3 or 4 km.

Steady pace not too hard... no HR info as watch didn't record anything. I'm guessing in the 110-114 range for an average.

Bike #2

• 43m 30s
• 22.57 kms
• 31.13 KM/hr

I left work late and thought I should take it pretty hard on the way home... but I couldn't go to hard as it was a little bit of a headwind/crosswind. So, I just worked at a Z3 level and kept moving.

I didn't kill the hills as I could have, but kept the effort hard enough to keep the pace just below 30 km/h if possible. All went well and I made it home in a decent time... and I was actually quite shocked at the average speed. The last 6 km or so was directly INTO that wind and I had a very difficult time keeping the speed up. In the last km, I actually sat up and just spun home... so having that average was pretty astounding. :)

In zone: 34:55
Calories: 454

• Calories out: 2716 From lifestyle:1881, From activities:835

Bike

• 1h 21m 30s
• 47.90 kms
• 35.26 KM/hr

Centurion Ontario Gran Fondo... on one of the WORST days around. Full on rain storm with a LOT of rain. My friend and I decided to use our heads and down-graded to the 50km race, instead of the full 100km... it was a good choice as our thoughts were, doing 1.5 hours in the rain isn't as bad as doing 3 hours in the rain. Good choice!

We lined up with the racers and hoped for the best. Fortunately, this ride starts out with a HUGE climb from the resort, this is the worst climb of the day though and it's done as neutral roll out to keep people safe. After finishing the climb, there is a turn on to a quieter road and the speed picks up. I was happy that these guys decided NOT to crack up the group early

After 15 km of riding, we hit a hill in the bush and I got cracked off the back. I just didn't have enough power to stay with the group. I worked my along the road trying to keep them in sight... but eventually they disappeared from sight. Then after 5 km or so, I did finally see another rider. I kept up my pace and TT'd back to this guy... just after he coalesced with 2 other guys. We now had a 4 person group and we started making time. Shortly after that we swallowed up two more riders for a 6 person group. We started working our way along the route and the next 15-20 km went a lot better. I still struggled on the hills, but would always stay in contact.

Finally, after a miserable 47 km, we start the final climb... I geared down and just tried to stay with these 6 guys... then with about 100 meters to go I was gaining on the second guy in the group. I buried my head and just gutted it to the finish. I passed the guy with 50m to go and just kept pushing until the finish. I had NOTHING left and could barely stand as they removed the timing chip.

I had finished 14th overall and 3rd in my age group. I gutted out a gritty (literally and figuratively) performance... never giving up and just keeping the pedals rotating. I wasn't expecting to have that great a time, as I was alone for a good portion of the ride and then riding in a small group... but it helped that we started with the front runners and never gave up. In the end, we finished about 3 minutes behind the first place finisher. Great ride... all things considered. :)

• Calories out: 2976 From lifestyle:1886, From activities:1090

Bike #1

• 46m
• 22.57 kms
• 29.44 KM/hr

Lovely morning ride to work... crystal clear air, sunrise and quiet roads... can't ask for more than this. I didn't push it this morning, just enjoying the tunes and life in the saddle.

Today will be 4/4 commutes this week. Doin' my part for the environment... and my pocket book. ;)

In zone: 9:22
Calories: 364

Bike #2

• 47m 30s
• 22.57 kms
• 28.51 KM/hr

Crappy north wind... makes for a long and arduous journey home. Didn't help that I left work late and wanted to make it home in good time. On the last road into town... heading directly into the wind... I had trouble keeping it at 30 km/h. That was tough...

Good workout though... needed it after another crappy day at work.

In zone: 35:19
Calories: 494

• Calories out: 2818 From lifestyle:1880, From activities:938

Bike

• 39m 45s
• 22.10 kms
• 33.36 KM/hr

LBS did a lovely job on the bike...shifts better and the wheels are true (for how long remains to be seen). I stayed at work late to let the rain pass (and get extra work done), then rode fairly hard home. I was missing the TTT tonight so thought I would work extra hard home.

Tried to maintain steady but hard pace up all hills and flats. For the most part I succeeded, but I feel like I could have gone harder.

Cleaned bike after getting home.

In zone: 32:11
Calories: 424

• Calories out: 2438 From lifestyle:1907, From activities:532