HH100 If 2020 Were Normal But Normal Left The Building
If 2020 were a normal year I would probably be in Wichita Falls today riding the Hotter’N Hell Hundred but as we all know 2020 is anything but normal. Instead I rode the “Atascocita – Huffman – Walden” route traveling 31.16 miles. This was the 15th time biking this route in 2020; 14 times on my Canyon Endurace and once on my Lynskey R300. Next time I need to ride my Lynskey. With those miles my week’s total stands at 189.87 miles, just 11 short of a 200 mile week. I am debating about riding tomorrow or not. It will be after noon by the time I get home from church and hot. Plus the Tour de France will be waiting to be watched.
The ride start a little later than I planned with the Canyon Endurace wheels rolling at 8:39 AM. I probably would’ve start earlier if I wasn’t watching the Tour de France first hour. I will watch the replay after I finish writing this. Finishing at 11:09 AM it was hotter than the start but not quite as humid. Weather at the start and finish: start 82 (99% humidity, 82.1 dew point), a few clouds, wind SE 4 mph. Finish 94 (64% humidity, 80 dew point), mostly cloudy, wind SW 9 mph. The humidity was a killer at the start and the dew point being so close to the temperature the air was heavy and it didn’t take too long for the sweat to come out. For being late summer the heat is not letting up.
As August winds down my 800 mile goal will probably be close but not reached. If I don’t ride tomorrow I will still be within double digits of close. How I stand after today’s bike ride.
I think I am almost recovered from the days off in the hospital. My overall average speed topped out at 13.9 mph and settled in at 13.7 mph. Strava reported my ride was consistent with my usual efforts. Some data from the ride:
- average speed 13.4 mph with a mix of 20.1 mph
- heart rate averaged 134 bpm with a max of 162 bpm
- power averaged 102 watts with a peak of 338 watts
- moving time 2:19:55
No changes along the route. I rode north on FM 2100 again without any problems in the construction area. I rode east of FM 2100 on Old Atascocita Road after several times because of avoiding the construction on FM 2100.
The first image is how Golden Cheetah summarizes my bike rides by route and bike for 2020. Lots of colors. Most of the rides in the lower right are on Zwift. The boxes are small because of the number of times I rode and the distances. The other image is my SportTracks bike ride summary. Click on the images to enlarge them.
