The PACK and I set off riding the Makuri Islands Electric Loop route at 12:25 PM today for 60 minutes. The leader said there were 252 in the group riding. For a change I stayed in a group in between the few way out front and the blob around the ride leader. No fence so everyone was free to ride as fast as they wanted though the leader encouraged people to stay close to him (G. Alexander). This was the second time (previously on 2/18/2022) riding this route but this ride covered more distance and time. On the previous ride I rode 12.53 miles in 48:25. Today’s ride covered 20.22 miles in 1:00:43.

No major climbs today just rolling hills for a total of 495 feet of climbing. With this amount of climbing I kept my speed around 20 mph and maxed out at 27 mph. The effort was high enough to produce sweat which I wiped off with a handy towel.

My music today was 70’s on 7 at SiriusXM. The tempo helped me keep the cadence high. I sang along with a few songs. Only one momentary disconnect with OBS Studio sending the livestream to YouTube.

Outside temperature was 53 at the start and 55 at the finish. Why I rode Zwift. Tomorrow the temperature may get to the mid 70’s for my only ride outside this week if the forecast is correct.

ZwiftInsider.com describes the route “Released in Zwift’s February 2022 update, Electric Loop is a flat, short circuit similar to Twilight Harbor, but in the opposite direction.” Route basics: Length: 8.9 km (5.5 miles), Elevation: 29 m (95‘), Lead-In: 0 km ( miles). Thus today’s ride was almost 4 laps.

Six top results in Strava, probably from the faster pace than the 2/18/2022 ride.