Good ride Chris. I ran in Emerald Isle this morning for 10 miles. Very windy and VERY humid. Lost about 7 lbs of sweat on the run. On Jul 4, 2012 5:40 PM, "Chris Bolt" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Left this morning at 5:45 am. Checked the weather before leaving and > weather man was wrong again. Weather Channel said wind was blowing SW at 7 > mph with no gusts. Well, that must have been measured in a deep dark > corner of his garage as when I pulled onto hwy 70 it was blowing at least > 15 to 20 mph. The weather mand did get the direction correct though. > > Made it across the MHC bridge and hung a right onto hwy 58 heading through > atlantic beach towards emerald isle. Man, was the wind blowing! > Took Surfer Dude's advice and went all the way to the bridge and then hung > a right and headed to the Coast Guard station. Rode all the way back to > the inlet. Total ride down was 27 miles. Average speed was *15 mph*!! > Cadence was only 87. > > Okay, so I made it through the hard part. Time for the "fruits of my > labor." Reset the bike computer as I wanted to get a true average speed on > the way back riding with the wind. Rode all the way back to Fort Macon > which also added a few extra miles. Total miles at this point was about 52 > to 53 miles. Average speed on the way back was *23.5 mph*. Cadence > was 97. > > After leaving Fort Macon, I took a right and headed back over the bridge. > Went on over to Bridges St. Rode a few more miles and then headed home. > Total ride was 60.5 miles. Overall average was about 18.5 mph. Longest > ride to date for me. Was glad to get back to the house though. That's the > longest I've sat on the saddle. Not sure how Tim does it??? Wind was > awful but a nice test. Brought extra water with me and needed every drop. > Took in a few gels as well. Needed those. Overall, nice experience on the > bike. > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "CyclistsOfWilson-COWs" group. > To post to this group, send email to > [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/cyclistsofwilson-cows?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CyclistsOfWilson-COWs" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cyclistsofwilson-cows?hl=en.
