I didn’t feel like an event bike ride in Zwift. Getting home from church after going to the cemetery to visit my wife’s grave on our wedding anniversary I thought I would just do a “free ride”. I chose one of the recently opened routes, Watopia Ocean Lava Cliffside Loop. The 11.8 mile distance and 511 feet of climbing appealed to me.

Starting at 1:49 PM the course was not crowded but other Zwifters passed by in both directions. I pedaled on the opening flat part settling in at 18 to 20 mph. As I rode the route I couldn’t remember the distance or climbing. I thought it was 11.5 miles and 557 feet but when I rode past 11.8 and no on screen noticed popped up I figured my memory was wrong and the banner would come up soon. Around 13 or 14 miles I began to question the distance and opened SportTracks to check on the previous bike rides on this route. One showed 12 miles and the other 15.37 miles. Obviously the 11.8 one was in my rearview mirror so I rode until 15.3 miles but still no banner. So I stopped at 15.5 miles. Extra miles on the last bike ride in January is not a problem, just not what I expected. Strava summary of the bike ride.

January biking has been busy both inside and outside. I biked every day but one. I exceeded my goals both Zwift and road. I biked 37 more miles this year in January than last year (651 vs 614). Below are the graphics for the month.