Embarking on a solo ride of 65 miles from south Plymouth to Provincetown. I’ll try to post some pics along the way, and some comments if I have time.
My goal is to stay in the 151-155 bpm heart range, which on a good day should equate to about 20.5-21.5 MPH. We shall see. This is part of my regular triathlon training for this time of year, but falls in line with my attempt at the 1/2 iron distance Patriot Triathlon next week (6/19/2010).
There is a group of about 15 that will start about 90 minutes behind me. We plan to meet up at the finish. Hopefully I’ll be revived and soaking in the sun… and beer. They are riding 90 miles.
Update 8:25am. Heading out. A little late (goal is to make it by lunch at noon).
Update 11:35am. Made it to downtown Provincetown. Taking a seat… 64.25 miles, 3 hours 10 minutes. Not bad. Took the first 37 minutes easy to get over the bridge and get out of the traffic areas, then tried to cruise in my HR zone to the 3 hr mark. Had to stop at a couple of lights, 2 railroad crossings, and some road work. So I lost some time here and there. Overall I’m happy with my pace. Total ride was still over 20mph including all stops (didn’t stop for any other reason then listed). Portion where I pushed I was about 21.5 for over 2 hrs. Consumed 5 gels and 2 bottles of gatorade. Felt good.
Only 65?
Nice ride, nice pix. I like the cape for riding and getting to plymouth first by rail makes it a nicer, shorter ride than going from boston.
I raced the patriot half a few years and was surprised at some of the grades…no/few hills like that on the Ptown ride, but it’s still good time in the saddle.
Hope the ride went well for you! Cheers, -Sunny
Nice ride.