Biking to Work: Week 10, Day 1
Hey, look! I've actually got today's ride posted in a timely manner... w00t!!
I took it easy going in today, knowing that the plan was to also ride tomorrow. Taking it easy is obvious in the numbers (and the "easy" was mostly, if not completely, between home and picking up Jane 8 miles later). Coming home was a different story, however. Martyn, unbeknownst to either Jane or I, also rode in today so we decided we'd all leave together. Well, Martyn was hammering and Jane and I struggled to keep up... so, we had a quick pace going. Even after we split (Martyn heading down Shady Grove Rd towards home), the pace stayed elevated (though we did bring it back to something more manageable).
I *did* forget my water bottles this morning. Made it in without issue and bought a couple of bottles of Aquafina for the ride home.
Tomorrow is going to be an easy day of riding.... I hope. And I'm going to ride Bella, as long as I can figure out how to carry the essentials (the little back pack thing from Ride to Work day is at work and I don't want to carry a full size bag... I'll work something out).
Weather: upper 50s/low 60s going in, low to mid-80s coming home; no humidity either way - really a perfect riding day.
Location: The tried and true route from Germantown to Bethesda and back.
Biking Companions: going in, Jane; coming home, Jane and Martyn.
Trail/Road conditions: Unless something changes, just remember that the neighborhood roads suck, traffic in Montgomery Co. is not friendly to bikers, and there's always *one* out there that's just stupid.
The numbers:
To Bethesda:
Distance: 17.64 miles
Avg Speed: 12.6 mph
Max Speed: 30.6 mph
Riding Time: 1:23:00
GPS Only: overall avg: NA
GPS Only: total ascent: 805 ft.
To Germantown:
Distance: 18.20 miles
Avg Speed: 14.2 mph
Max Speed: 34.4 mph
Riding Time: 1:17:00
GPS Only: overall avg: 12.7 mph
GPS Only: total ascent: 821 ft.
I took it easy going in today, knowing that the plan was to also ride tomorrow. Taking it easy is obvious in the numbers (and the "easy" was mostly, if not completely, between home and picking up Jane 8 miles later). Coming home was a different story, however. Martyn, unbeknownst to either Jane or I, also rode in today so we decided we'd all leave together. Well, Martyn was hammering and Jane and I struggled to keep up... so, we had a quick pace going. Even after we split (Martyn heading down Shady Grove Rd towards home), the pace stayed elevated (though we did bring it back to something more manageable).
I *did* forget my water bottles this morning. Made it in without issue and bought a couple of bottles of Aquafina for the ride home.
Tomorrow is going to be an easy day of riding.... I hope. And I'm going to ride Bella, as long as I can figure out how to carry the essentials (the little back pack thing from Ride to Work day is at work and I don't want to carry a full size bag... I'll work something out).
Weather: upper 50s/low 60s going in, low to mid-80s coming home; no humidity either way - really a perfect riding day.
Location: The tried and true route from Germantown to Bethesda and back.
Biking Companions: going in, Jane; coming home, Jane and Martyn.
Trail/Road conditions: Unless something changes, just remember that the neighborhood roads suck, traffic in Montgomery Co. is not friendly to bikers, and there's always *one* out there that's just stupid.
The numbers:
To Bethesda:
Distance: 17.64 miles
Avg Speed: 12.6 mph
Max Speed: 30.6 mph
Riding Time: 1:23:00
GPS Only: overall avg: NA
GPS Only: total ascent: 805 ft.
To Germantown:
Distance: 18.20 miles
Avg Speed: 14.2 mph
Max Speed: 34.4 mph
Riding Time: 1:17:00
GPS Only: overall avg: 12.7 mph
GPS Only: total ascent: 821 ft.
posted by Brian | 7:30 PM
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