Chilly outside so I’m inside on a free ride using the Kappa Quest route in the Makuri islands. I rode the Kappa Quest Reverse twice before. I planned on riding at least 2 laps but stopped as I approached the third climb up the Temple KOM. Route Basics from ZwiftInsider.com Length: 9 km (5.6 miles) Elevation: 139 m (456‘) Lead-In: 3.3 km (2.1 miles). I rode 12.00 miles and climbed 971 feet. A short ride but plenty of effort going up the climbs.

On the first time up Temple KOM my ghost rider helped pace me to a new personal record. The second time I couldn’t keep up with him. The climbs were on dirt/gravel and I should’ve stopped to change to a gravel bike but I didn’t. I rode a road bike. I got out of the saddle several times going up the KOM thanks to the stability of my Wahoo Kickr Core trainer. The graph below shows the weekly effort from Strava.

To pace me up the climbs I listened to America’s Top 40 on SiriusXM Seventies from January 20, 1979 with Casse Kasem.

Five medals from Strava.