WiFi Problems Held Me Back, Zwift Makuri Island Fine and Sandy
After getting home from church I decided to wrap up this week’s biking on Zwift. Using the companion app I found a group ride for a change that was a good distance (19.9 miles) and allowed me enough time to get everything ready. The route was a new for me, the Fine and Sandy in the Makuri Islands world. 3 laps plus a short lead-in looked good. It went downhill as I waited for the ride to start. My phone (a Pixel 7 Pro) would not stay connected to my WiFi causing the sensors to not register in the desktop program. I tried to get it connected but it would start then fail. When it disconnected I stopped moving in Zwift. The group ride didn’t stop though. I switched to using my computer’s Bluetooth connection and that worked. But by then I was 14 minutes behind everyone else. I didn’t quit though. Riding by myself I made the 3 laps and set some Strava results coming in last for the group. I got the route badge too.
I rode 19.93 miles and climbed 768 feet, 5 feet more than the event said. Outside it was 54 degrees, cloudy and the wind was from the east at 9 mph. Below my weather threshold.
The Sandy and Fine route. From ZwiftInsider.com, “Sort of the little brother to Island Outskirts, Fine and Sandy is a shorter circuit of the Urukazi island complex.” There was a .1 mile lead-in and each lap was 6.6 miles. The climbing mostly came on two small hills on each lap. I probably should’ve switched to a gravel bike because a lot of the roads were not paved but I stuck with the S-Works and Dura Ace wheels.
This week I rode everyday but Friday when I worked on my Jeep installing side steps. I thought I had enough time after installing them but I ran into bad traffic on the trip to the hardware store for some bolts to finish up. 5 days riding Zwift and 1 riding outside totaled 127.75 miles. My year to date mileage is 9,219.
Strava medals: PR on Fine and Sandy (27:25), 2nd fastest time on Fine and Sandy (27:55), 2nd fastest time on Mech Isle Climb CW (3:24), 3rd fastest time on Fine and Sandy (28:45). With the connection problems I didn’t expect these results.
