stuee147
Senior Member
- Location
- north ayrshire
well last night i did my longest road ride so far (i normally head to the park for a ride) and to be honest i did a hell of a lot better than i expected. i knew the rout was around 4 to 5 miles (yes i know thats not a lot but for me its a hell of a run) and with some long energy sapping hills, iv been eyeing up the rout for a few weeks its follows the bus rout for most of the way with one small short cut about half way. i catch the bus along there a couple of times a day either way so i know the rout and the hills so i aloud myself 1 hour to do the ride. (yes 1 hour to do 5 miles is slow but again for me just getting back into cycling its a good time )
any way i set up my phone with the ride with gps app running and checked i was all ready and off i set.
then 36min 39 sec later i arrived amazed that i had made it let alone well under my 1hr estimate.
the ride info on the ride with gps app is
distance 4.2mi
elevation gain 341 ft
elevation loss 242 ft
total time 36:39
moving time 33:10
stopped time 03:29
max speed 21.7mph
avg speed 7.7mph
now i know them figgers may not seem much to most of you on here but to me they are great and have given me a real boost in confidence. i cant wait to get out and try another long road run and see if i can get them times down a bit
stuee
any way i set up my phone with the ride with gps app running and checked i was all ready and off i set.
then 36min 39 sec later i arrived amazed that i had made it let alone well under my 1hr estimate.
the ride info on the ride with gps app is
distance 4.2mi
elevation gain 341 ft
elevation loss 242 ft
total time 36:39
moving time 33:10
stopped time 03:29
max speed 21.7mph
avg speed 7.7mph
now i know them figgers may not seem much to most of you on here but to me they are great and have given me a real boost in confidence. i cant wait to get out and try another long road run and see if i can get them times down a bit
stuee
YAY ! 
