I was going to ride up American Fork Canyon this morning but it was cold and windy and I thought that sounded miserable so I went from my house and threw a couple of my running routes together for a flat ride. Went out main street Lehi to Utah Lake, up to Redwood, back over camp Williams into Bluffdale up to the frontage road and back home. I was trying to keep a 20 Mph avg and I would have gotten away with it if it too weren't for that pesky mountain I live on. I think runners probably make good time trial cyclists because we are trained to keep our legs moving even when going downhills. This flat route was just what I needed, a longish route where I could keep my HR at a fairly constant rate for over 90 minutes. I would have liked to go further but I have a huge list of house chores since this will be my last weekend in town for the next 5 weeks.
32 miles in 1:40:15 19.2 Mph avg, 149 avg HR. | 