Monday, June 13, 2011

June 13th ride and speed goal met (60 miles under 3 hours)

After last weeks high humidity and temps I didn't think I would be hitting any speed goals for awhile. Today was beautiful, with low humidity and a high temperature of 76 with light winds from the East. So after work I tried a new route, one I haven't ridden before. This route is actually a loop instead of a simple there and back route like I usually do. I did make one stop for a bathroom break at the 35 mile mark, I didn't have much choice there.  I stopped the Garmin 705 GPS at the 60 mile marker, I still had 1 minute and 7 seconds to spare. The Musashi, AKA the pocket rocket did it again!

I'm not setting a new goal for now, after this one my left foot was in a lot of pain. I'd still like to try the 60 mile speed goal without any stops though.

Below are the stats:

June 12th ride

The temps cooled down to the mid 70's but there was a strong wind from the East and North.
Also tested a new route, this one isn't as smooth as my normal route, but there is less traffic.

Here are the stats: