Training within a commute

[jimboalee]

Last night was interesting.
I decided to climb up Edge Hill between work and home. It adds 15 miles to the distance and takes me up an 18% hill and down a 16%.

The way up Sun Rising Hill is zig zaggy and the drop down is more-or-less straight.

Climbing at a steady 3 mph ( +/- 0.3 ), I was pedalling at 40 rpm on a 25" gear pulling 260ish Watts.
A drip of sweat on my spectacles told me I was starting to work a bit.

The drop down the other end got my Garmin Edge recording a max speed of 48.9 mph.

 

[J4CKO]

Jesus, I get windy when I go over 30 !

 

[jimboalee]

Here's the ride up Edge Hill.

Note the 'Max Sp..'. Even the PC couldn't believe it

 

[jimboalee]

Here's the speed log of the whole ride. The slow bit at 22.5 miles is grovelling up the 18%.

 

[Downward]

Ooo I have managed to get a might 1.86mph climbing up clent dropping from 3.1mph for the very last 40m or so.