PM: 2 hours 53'. 52 miles @ 18.1 MPH. 202W. HR 149.
Thursday Night Dirt
I got out of class a bit early. My foot has been hurting the last few days a bit. Metatarsal head stone bruise that happens once in a while, but it has been pretty painful. I decided to ride and if it really bothered me, I would turn around. It was actually fine.
I thought I was late as I was chasing two guys going down Gunn. It turns out that the group was behind them and the extra 4-5 minutes I had from last week was enough. I turned around because I still didn't see them and thought they would catch me rather quickly. I jumped on the back on one of the Hixon hills and got settled in. The group broke up here and there going down Dequindre, but I was determined to ride the front of the group (well, until one of the young, extremely fast guys took off). I was hoping to bridge a gap that open when three guys took off, but the group wasn't too interested in closing, so that was our group. Road with some of the really fast guys and actually did some pulling, which felt great as I have felt ready for a few weeks.
This was not 100% race effort, but portions of it were. I would say it wasn't far off, though my HR was not extremely high.
Lap Data: 24.7 miles, averaged 21.8 MPH 249W. HR 167.
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