Just when I get a plan … it gets changed up

This Ride: 19.7 mi
Kona Miles: 1645.9 mi
Month to date: 297.0 mi
2010 Total: 2112.3 mi

When I decided to do Terrible Tuesday again this week, I planned a certain place to drop the peloton and let them catch me after they challenged a hill (the hill that killed me last week).  It was wimpy of me, but my cardiovascular system was going to thank me profusely, and I like to be thanked.

I left home, and within minutes was on the trail.  Dangerous Dan joined me for a quick ride up to the Rusty Bridge and soon there were six ready to go.  This was a feisty group.  After some quick conversation, the decision was made to ride the Solley Road route.  I’ve ridden it once.  There are no shortcuts.  If I was riding with this group, it would be as wheel sucker all the way.

We formed a good pace line and moved out.  I keep 5 mile splits and reset the lap timer as we left the Rusty Bridge.

Mile 0-5: Avg 20.3 mph
Mile 5-10: Avg 23.0 mph
Mile 10-15: Avg 22.5 mph
Mile 15-18: Avg 18.6 (I peeled off the back and took a cool down pace home)

Entire Ride: 20.8 mph average

There isn’t much to describe about the ride.  I sucked wheel.  I dropped off the pace occasionally.  Clint did the slingshot maneuver on me 3 times in the last 1/4 of the ride when I had fallen off about 30 feet behind.  Sweat poured off my face.  My heart rate was over 150 most of the ride (I averaged 149).  My mind is  a general blank because all I was focused on was keeping that wheel in sight.  This was a workout.

Thanks guys!