Got out for a nice long ride early this morning. Roads were wet from last night's rain which made some of the long downhills a little hairy, but the roads dried about an hour and half in. Headed out on the route and was dreading the start since my legs were really feeling all this week's work. After the first climb up 185 I warmed up and changed my mental focus. All of the climbs were hard, but not as hard as last week. HR got up in the 150s on a few but everything else was real steady. Spent about 10 minutes between 159-165.
I tried out some new nutrition. Instead of using Hammer Gel on my long rides I switched over to GU and I have to say I digested it much better than the Hammer. Took one after an hour and another once I hit the second hour. They washed down great and were easy to get into unlike the Hammer products. I also went through two bottles of Gatorade Endurance.
Last weekend this ride took me 3:05. This week I had to add on some more when I neared my house to get over the three hour hump. I was also strong at the end unlike last weekend.
Summary:
Avg HR: 142
Ride time: 3:15
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