AM: 6.7 miles, averaged 9:47. HR 126.
Good recovery run. Even at 9:25-9:30 pace my HR was still only at 130 BPM. Weather was beautiful. Looking forward to the group ride tonight.
100 Pushup Challenge Week 1 Day 3 (I guess I did Day 2 Twice): 11, 15, 9, 9, 13; 30 Day Plank Challenge Day 1: 3 x 45" Front Plank
Threw the plank challenge into the mix as well. I think doing planks every day is probably not a good idea when you haven't done much core for a while, so I will see how it goes an space appropriately.
PM: 3 hours 8' (55.5 miles). 193W. HR 141. 17.7 MPH.
Thursday Night Dirt!
Good ride for the first one of the season. I got dropped going through the Proving Grounds as a gap opened up, but another guy and I worked together and kept the effort going. We didn't really slow down, but the others really hammered.
Loop Data: 20.8 MPH 252W HR 162
It's been I think since pre-COVID that I have been that fast on the loop, which has changed slightly since then but the climbs all remain the same. I think one of the rides last year I did something in the low 20 MPH range.
It was nice to see everyone. It's been a while. I skipped the bar as Megan had a party to go to, which worked just fine for me as I kept rolling once I left the group. I was pretty hungry when I got home. Weather was warm, but not humid and I didn't take in a ton of fluid. Looking forward to these this summer. I wasn't sure if I would make it weekly, but it looks like I might be able to. Since I will be riding only 2-3 times per week it makes sense to do this and to probably do A group to practice faster riding in groups and bring my fitness level up a bit.
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