Century Ride

Yep...I know I'm a bit behind.  I'm going to try and get all my races updated this week.

I did my first Century ride on 5/6.  It took about 7hrs 15mins to complete.  That does include about 45 minutes of stopping/resting time, so actual time in the saddle was about 6.5 hours.

It rained a ton on Saturday night and miraculously cleared up for Sunday.  Riding along you could see all the branches that got knocked down and every stream we passed by was flowing hard.

We knew going in that the weather could be a bit chilly so Christine, the girls and I made a pit stop at Erik's and got some leg warmers, arm warmers, wind jacket  and a hat to wear under my helmet.   They helped a ton.

We also met up with two of the people that will be doing the Ironman in Cozumel with me.  It was nice to meet them and they actually let me tag along with them on the ride. 

 The two that are going are Jim (bald guy on my right) and Howie (on my left).  Really nice guys.  Should make for a fun trip.

They were pretty fast compared to me and all rode together really well.  They passed me in a blaze and waited for me at the rest stop.  Oh well...maybe next year I can hang.


Some 'fun stats' from the ride...
Total time - 6:26::21
Total distance - 98.5 miles (my watch was a bit off because GPS wasnt set)
Avg Speed -  15.3 mph
Max Speed - 38.41mph (I like to pedal hard down the hills!)
Avg Cadence - 74 rpm
Avg HR - 139 (mid z2)

To put those in an Ironman perspective...
- Total Time - I would really like to do the Ironman in 6:26:21.
- That race is 112 miles.
- Avg Speed - I would like to do 17-18 mph for the race (lots of work to do)
- Avg Cadence - 80-85 rpm is my goal
- Avg HR -  Mid z2 would be awesome.  Chances are it will be higher so that makes it tougher.