Today there was a brick consisting of a 3 hour ride and 30 minute run sitting on my plan. Great weather for a long day. I got out a little after noon and headed out to 309. I was thinking about doing half of Beach Rock and then turning back, but after I reached the reservoir in about 1:10 I decided to do the entire route. I haven't been on this route since last October and not much has changed. The climbs are still big, it's still errie quiet, hardly any cars, but there's just more frost heaves to be mindful of when cooking down the back side of the climbs.
The route usually takes me about 3:15, or it did last year, and this year I was right on the same pace the whole ride. And my HR was not in the stratosphere. It was in the high 140s on the climbs and below 130 on the downhills. Got back to the house in 3 hours and 18 minutes. Feels good to knock out this challenging of a ride so early in the year.
Transitioning to the run was dreadful. It took 15 minutes for my feet to thaw out and my legs felt like wooden stump posts, especially after yesterday's workout. Now I'm off to devour some Advil and my fridge.
Summary:
Bike: 3:18 (Beach Rock)
Avg HR: 141
Run: 32 mins
Avg HR: 143
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