First...Brian...the elevation gain is the feet that you climbed during your ride as measured by the Garmin. Conversely, the elevation loss is the downhill component of your ride. A 10 foot “hill” along an otherwise flat road will likely count as 10 feet of gain and 10 feet of loss. In general, a route that starts and ends at the same point will have almost the same gain and loss.
I also did a ride this afternoon. The weather was fantastic, but the wind was definitely strong. My goal was a pleasure ride instead of a training ride. I did 32.8 miles at 17.7 mph average: Corbett/Lake Wilson/through Elm City to Steeplechase at 301/back around the airport/97/Bend of the River/Tar River Church-Cliftonville/58/around the country club/home via Tilghman. As Jim says, a great day on the bike. From: Brian Mathews Sent: Friday, October 12, 2012 2:01 PM To: COWs Subject: [COWs] Friday Afternoon Report Marian and I went out for a 22mi ride and managed to keep a 18.5 average considering some strong head-winds and gusts. Quick question for the experts … what does Elevation Gain/Loss mean? How does it equate? How can I use this data? Here is the ride report: http://connect.garmin.com/activity/232628714 Thanks in advance and Happy Friday! -Brian -- 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.
