Scott's Ride Blog

PR! :) After a ho hum ride last night I was unsure how I was gonna feel on my lunch ride today. Hit the road and started out at a pretty good pace, hit the trail and put the hammer down! I was big ring till the top of the first section its just so steep that big ring was tuff but I pushed on and I almost dabbed on the ledge as conditions are getting loose and my rear tire is toast! From there on I left very little on the trail, I hit the houses in less than 12mins, I knew I was on a good pace and didn't wanna loose it on the last section. I hammered up the last steep and switched on my big ring for the ridge section out of the saddle alot! I hit the top in 15:52 (175) YUP that is 1:06 better than my PR!!!!! and I had a little more left, I mean I was pretty beat but I prob could have knocked another 10-15sec off if I pushed 100% earlier on. It was hot as hell in the back of the canyon too, my camel back was pretty empty (I thought I had more water) and the wind was non existent back there. Down I decided I wouldn't push it since I went up so fast but 9:35 (155) down was only 15 sec off my PR down. Overall ride 45:05 was a minute or so better than my PR from last week :) I am getting a bit burnt as far as motivation, but the legs feel great! 2 more weeks then rest for Moab! Activity Route: Lunch MTB Elev. Avg: 749 ft Location: Poway, CA Elev. Gain: +4 ft Date: 09/18/08 Up/Downhill: [+1381/-1377] Time: 12:00 PM Difficulty: 3.9 / 5.0   Weather: Fair   80 F temp; 56% humidity   81 F heat index; winds W 7 Performance Distance: 8.99 miles Time: 0:45:05 Speed: 12.0 mph Pace: 5' 00 /mi Heart Rate: 159 bpm (Avg) Calories: 621 187 bpm (Peak) Map Poway, California   Elevation (ft)

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