Sunday I did the 53km ride around Bøvågen and I had one of my best days on the bike.
Preparations for the ride started Saturday evening. I collected all my biking gear and placed it all on the bathroom counter-top so that I did not have to go around looking for everything in the morning (everybody who knows me would agree this was a vice decision). Finally I prepared a pasta dish with sautéed mushrooms, carrots, onions, and source cream, which I placed in the fridge.
When we went to bed I put my alarm on at 05:00 in the morning.
I did indeed get up at 05:00, heated the pasta slightly in the microwave before eating. At 05:20 I was back in bed with the alarm reset for 06:15, and managed to get a bit more sleep before getting up again at 06:15. I got dressed as quietly as I could in order not to wake the kids, and was out the door at 06:45, starting the ride riding at 06:55.
It was a much better feeling starting this morning as I knew I had a good meal beforehand, in addition to bringing 2 bananas and some raisins to eat during the ride, so I was quite sure I would not run low on energy this time.
As this was the first longer ride after I got the Garmin Edge 500 the plan was to concentrate on keeping the HR in zone 1 as much as possible during the ride. Therefor, I had the Edge 500 set to show current HR, HR-zone, and climb grade only. I deliberately did not display any speed information as I knew that might trigger me to push harder then I should if I for example noticed my average speed being low.
As the below elevation profile of the ride shows, there are a couple of short climbs during the ride. In these climbs I am not able to stay in HR zone 1 (unless I get off the bike and start walking). Therefore, in these climbs I concentrated on keeping a steady pace instead of worrying to much about the HR.
As the below elevation profile of the ride shows, there are a couple of short climbs during the ride. In these climbs I am not able to stay in HR zone 1 (unless I get off the bike and start walking). Therefore, in these climbs I concentrated on keeping a steady pace instead of worrying to much about the HR.
Using the climb up "Bossrenneri" as an example the climb is 1 km at an average grade of 5.1%, I had an average HR of 168 and an average speed of 9.6km/h according to the statistics gather at app.strava.com after the ride.
When arriving at Manger after 36km I was 10 minutes behind compared to my previous ride around Bøvågen, however, my legs felt much better. It now became quite obvious that I had done things better this time around, as when I got home I was 1 minute ahead of my previous ride. So during the last 17km from Manger and home I was going 11 minutes quicker.
After a warm shower, I could enjoy a good breakfast that Janicke had prepared for me, finishing of a perfect morning on the bike :)
Statistics from the ride can be seen at app.strava.com
When arriving at Manger after 36km I was 10 minutes behind compared to my previous ride around Bøvågen, however, my legs felt much better. It now became quite obvious that I had done things better this time around, as when I got home I was 1 minute ahead of my previous ride. So during the last 17km from Manger and home I was going 11 minutes quicker.
After a warm shower, I could enjoy a good breakfast that Janicke had prepared for me, finishing of a perfect morning on the bike :)
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| Nice breakfast prepared with love :) |
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