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75mi Grand Prairie Ride

Posted by xaminmo

Meet-up at Cadence for the weekly long ride. Attendees included:
Theresa (invisible), Steve, Kathy, Amanda, Sharon, Becky, Karl, Jim, Josh (Me), Mike.

We rode down across the Grapevine Dam, through the airport, looped around the Grand Prairie race track, then up through Irving (including Las Colinas and Valley Ranch), and stopped for lunch at Hard 8 in Coppell.

On the way through Valley Ranch, Mike bonked pretty hard, and we were worried he wouldn’t make it to lunch. He’d been off the bike for a few weeks, a little short on sleep, etc. However, after a Cliff Bar, he magically came back to life. Tired, but powered through just fine.

Amanda had an indexing issue on the rear derailleur. At first we thought maybe a bent hanger, or bent RD, but on closer inspection it looked okay, and the chain seemed straight. 2 twists of the inline barrel mostly fixed it. It probably needs a little more, or maybe just zero out the cable and re-clamp it. She was tuckered out and sagged back to a bike shop for adjustments.

Karl dropped the chain off the inside of the cassette. No spoke damage, and easy fix. He stopped pedaling really quickly, so it didn’t wedge in behind the cassette. KARL! REMEMBER TO ADJUST YOUR LOW LIMIT STOP SCREW!

At a couple of pauses, I had to check email for work, but things went pretty well. My shoulders are sore. My hands are sore. Need new gloves, because I buy cheap, and my right hand is getting a blister. I remembered to go fairly salty on my beverages and food. Need to remember more tonight, so I don’t cramp up on the airplane ride tomorrow night.

After lunch, we took Freeport/Lakeside/Garden Ridge, and then the Flower Mound trails up, came down Briarhill, and back through to Cadence. From my house to the second Cadence stop was exactly 73 miles, so the actual loop was 70.85 miles. Wheel calibration should be within 1%. Some of the others rode from further, so they had as much as +9.

Lots of good conversation, rambles, and not enough sprinkles. The humidity, and the wind from the south was pretty brutal, but we survived. Overall, it was a great ride.

Watts are complete guesses. If Calories are correct (FirstBeat/Garmin), then I averaged 195W. If Strava is correct, then 145W. If my calculator is correct, then 551. Nothing really factored in wind. So ready to have a wattmeter.

I checked on my Easton wheels, and they do have a squeak/problem. It’s been 3 weeks, so I’m a little antsy. The plan is to ship them off late next week, and will probably get a factory replacement. I said I’d follow up in a couple of weeks. Wattmeter ordered 2014-06-09, so that would be the same time I would check to see if it’s in (3-6 weeks).

http://omnitech.net/xaminmo/2014/06/28/75mi-grand-prairie-ride/

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/530338263
Distance: 75.17 mi
Calories: 3,894 C

Time: 4:58:30
Moving Time: 4:57:12
Elapsed Time: 6:58:48

Avg Speed: 15.1 mph
Avg Moving Speed: 15.2 mph
Max Speed: 33.9 mph

Elevation Gain: 2,717 ft
Elevation Loss: 2,713 ft
Min Elevation: 408 ft
Max Elevation: 654 ft

Avg HR: 147 bpm
Max HR: 181 bpm

Avg Bike Cadence: 78 rpm
Max Bike Cadence: 124 rpm

Avg Temperature: 78.3 °F
Min Temperature: 70.6 °F
Max Temperature: 87.8 °F

http://home.trainingpeaks.com/athlete/workout/HGG4YTFQDZ6YHDAYUET6IO2GVY
Heart Rate stats (BPM):
00:00:32 Recovery (0 – 107 BPM)
00:02:05 Zone 1: Fat Burning (108 – 116 BPM)
00:43:56 Zone 2: Basic Endurance (117 – 134 BPM)
01:37:25 Zone 3: Aerobic Endurance (135 – 147 BPM)
01:54:49 Zone 4: Road Race (148 – 160 BPM)
00:35:25 Zone 5: Speed Training (161 – 169 BPM)
00:04:13 Zone 6: Anaerobic Sprints (170 – 181 BPM)

181 Peak 5 Seconds
180 Peak 10 Seconds
180 Peak 12 Seconds
180 Peak 20 Seconds
179 Peak 30 Seconds
175 Peak 60 Seconds
170 Peak 2 Minutes
163 Peak 5 Minutes
163 Peak 6 Minutes
161 Peak 10 Minutes
160 Peak 12 Minutes
156 Peak 20 Minutes
155 Peak 30 Minutes
152 Peak 60 Minutes
151 Peak 90 Minutes

Speed Stats (mph)
00:03:59 Garmin: Climb4 1.00 – 4.00 mph
00:12:48 Garmin: Climb 3 4.00 – 8.00 mph
00:34:08 Garmin: Climb 2 8.00 – 12.0 mph
01:59:12 Garmin: Climb 1 12.0 – 16.0 mph
01:44:14 Garmin: Flat 3 16.0 – 20.0 mph
00:20:24 Garmin: Flat 2 20.0 – 24.0 mph
00:03:16 Garmin: Flat 1 24.0 – 27.9 mph
00:00:15 Garmin: Descent 27.9 – 31.9 mph
00:00:08 Garmin: Sprint 31.9 – 36.0 mph
00:00:00 Garmin: Max 36.0 – 60.0 mph

33.6 Peak 5 Seconds
32.8 Peak 10 Seconds
32.4 Peak 12 Seconds
30.9 Peak 20 Seconds
28.9 Peak 30 Seconds
25.3 Peak 60 Seconds
24.1 Peak 2 Minutes
20.7 Peak 5 Minutes
20.5 Peak 6 Minutes
19.5 Peak 10 Minutes
18.9 Peak 12 Minutes
18.6 Peak 20 Minutes
17.8 Peak 30 Minutes
16.7 Peak 60 Minutes
16.3 Peak 90 Minutes

http://www.mapmyride.com/workout/625767925
http://www.strava.com/activities/159245943
http://runkeeper.com/user/xaminmo/activity/382857478
http://www.endomondo.com/workouts/364534031/15893321
http://ns1.omnitech.net/cycle/


cycling

Posted by xaminmo

Went to Twin Coves and tried to follow trails. Couldn’t connect to the trails from 2013-06-23, but across the cul-du-sac I could get close. Going the other way, I could get part way, but then there was a no-bike trail. Past that were yards, but no shoreline trail. Off the tip was a small trail made by a tractor mower. Someone framed a playhouse about 6 months ago and stopped.

The streets from there were expensive houses with their own lake access. I found a drop down, but very little other trails. On the last spoke trail, I found a grave marked Josh, on an outcropping. Trenzalore anyone? The rest took me through a few other neighborhood streets, and then back home. Next ride will have to be down highland village road and through those neighborhoods, but I’m disappointed there isn’t a contiguous trail along the shore.

I found that I’m a camel, and don’t need a ton of water… about 300ml per hour at 80F in 70% shade. What I do need is COLD water. I tested out my 2L hydration pack full of ice, then topped off with water. Still ice in it after 2 hours, and the cold water didn’t keep me from being exhausted, but it did keep me from coming home half dead, heart pounding, etc. I think I’ll skip the bottle next ride, and just use the pack.

Also, I found Strava fails if you have an ampersand in your GPX file’s title field. Also, it fails to post to Facebook. Garmin Connect is nice, but I couldn’t find a share option. MMR seems most socially integrated, though I like the heat maps on Garmin’s site.

Ref: http://www.mapmyride.com/workout/311400275
Also http://connect.garmin.com/activity/333101761
and http://app.strava.com/activities/62745966