First Century
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First Century
Postby KillerHeadWind » Sun Sep 16, 2007 12:06 pm
Finally decided to give it a crack today since it was such a beautiful morning. Left home at 6am, which was a little too early for a certain magpie to attack me.
All up I did 101.19km in 3 hours 18 minutes and 41 seconds at an average speed of 30.6km/h. I ride with a high cadence and it averaged 93 for the ride. The most pleasing aspect was that my heart rate stayed reasonably low throughout, considering the amount of climbing I did. All in all it was good fun.
All up I did 101.19km in 3 hours 18 minutes and 41 seconds at an average speed of 30.6km/h. I ride with a high cadence and it averaged 93 for the ride. The most pleasing aspect was that my heart rate stayed reasonably low throughout, considering the amount of climbing I did. All in all it was good fun.
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Postby europa » Sun Sep 16, 2007 12:56 pm
Good effort mate. With numbers like that, you'll have many more to come and the longer distances are just a matter of giving them a shot.
But leaving early to miss the magpie? You probably spoiled his whole weekend
Richard
But leaving early to miss the magpie? You probably spoiled his whole weekend
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Postby toolonglegs » Sun Sep 16, 2007 1:29 pm
Good stuff,that is a very good average!....M7?.Do you do any racing?....if you can hold 100k at 31av you would have no probs!.
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Postby KillerHeadWind » Sun Sep 16, 2007 1:59 pm
Yeah I did the M4-M7-M5 back up Northern Rd loop. I don't do any racing, I've been training on the road bike for 4 weeks now and it is a blast. Maybe one day I'll join a club.toolonglegs wrote:Good stuff,that is a very good average!....M7?.Do you do any racing?....if you can hold 100k at 31av you would have no probs!.
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Postby KillerHeadWind » Sun Sep 16, 2007 2:01 pm
I gave him one final shot at me on the way back home but he sat there. It's not my fault.europa wrote: But leaving early to miss the magpie? You probably spoiled his whole weekend
Richard
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Postby Mulger bill » Sun Sep 16, 2007 8:42 pm
Great effort Killer, fabulous speed too.
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Postby KillerHeadWind » Mon Sep 17, 2007 8:52 pm
Thanks. My legs have been great today and did a nice easy 35 minute recovery ride this evening. The only time they felt bad was when I first got off the bike yesterday, but after some warm down stretches and a nice hot shower they were fine.inaminit wrote:Brilliant effort mate and only after 4 weeks training....keep it up!!!!
By the way, how are your legs feeling this morning?
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Postby KillerHeadWind » Mon Sep 17, 2007 8:57 pm
Thanks.Bluerider wrote:Well done KHW, are there many inclines/hills on this route M route ?
Never been on the freeways.
The M7 cyclepath has some climbs, it is fairly undulating, pretty much like the entire course I did. I'm not sure how accurate it is but my cycle computer estimated the ascent to be 787m including a couple of hills I added at the end to make sure I got through the 100km mark.
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Postby Kev365428 » Tue Sep 18, 2007 1:31 pm
Top effort Killer. Good stats too
Been thinking about doing that Northern Rd loop for as couple of months now. Did you head east first, then down the M7/M5 or did you do Northern Rd first up?
If you do the M4/M7/M5 section first, I could meet you along the M5 and ride with up the Northern Rd part.
Cheers,
Kev.
Been thinking about doing that Northern Rd loop for as couple of months now. Did you head east first, then down the M7/M5 or did you do Northern Rd first up?
If you do the M4/M7/M5 section first, I could meet you along the M5 and ride with up the Northern Rd part.
Cheers,
Kev.
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Postby KillerHeadWind » Tue Sep 18, 2007 7:27 pm
Thanks Kev. Yeah I headed east first along the M4 then the M7/M5 and back along the glorious Northern Road. I'll let you know the next time I intend to ride that path.Kev365428 wrote:Top effort Killer. Good stats too
Been thinking about doing that Northern Rd loop for as couple of months now. Did you head east first, then down the M7/M5 or did you do Northern Rd first up?
If you do the M4/M7/M5 section first, I could meet you along the M5 and ride with up the Northern Rd part.
Cheers,
Kev.
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