joewein
Maximum Pace
- Oct 25, 2011
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The first half of the year is over.
I rode 210 km to the TCC KOM and back yesterday and felt pretty worn out on the last 50 km. Then I realized my longest ride in June was 47 km and yesterday's ride was more km than the combined total I managed to fit in during the last 5 weeks, when I was busy with travel and work
I cycled to Musashiitsukaichi to meet up with Owen, Tomas and Phil, for a ride together to receive the KOM finishers at the top of Matsuhime Toge. My third trip to Tomin no Mori but the first time I followed the Tamagawa riverside all the way to the R7 bridge. Previously I had taken R7 out from north of my home in Setagaya. I must say, I much prefer the riverside. No traffic lights and nicer scenery.
Of course Thomas & Co. dropped me pretty quickly up the hill. Still, I managed to shave 12 minutes off my best Tomin no Mori time, though it only showed up on RWGPS and not on Strava, which registered my time on the "Tomin Mori Full" climb. There I'm 74/82, vs. 121/122 on "都民の森". Even with 12 minutes off, I'd still be 121/122.
We regrouped at the Soba restaurant at Lake Okutama, i.e. Thomas & Co were just getting ready to pay for their finished lunch as I passed the shop... Then we climbed Matsuhime. It's pretty steep for about 7 km after the R18 turnoff. Later on the descent, my rims were getting pretty warm. Never had that on any descent before.
I returned from Matsuhime to Setagaya via Lake Okutama-Ome-Fussa-Tamagawa, which was not the most interesting route but the easiest, given that most of it was downhill or flat. I was very glad about my dynamo hub-powered Lumotec headlight, as the last 2 1/2 hours were after sunset.
I rode 210 km to the TCC KOM and back yesterday and felt pretty worn out on the last 50 km. Then I realized my longest ride in June was 47 km and yesterday's ride was more km than the combined total I managed to fit in during the last 5 weeks, when I was busy with travel and work
I cycled to Musashiitsukaichi to meet up with Owen, Tomas and Phil, for a ride together to receive the KOM finishers at the top of Matsuhime Toge. My third trip to Tomin no Mori but the first time I followed the Tamagawa riverside all the way to the R7 bridge. Previously I had taken R7 out from north of my home in Setagaya. I must say, I much prefer the riverside. No traffic lights and nicer scenery.
Of course Thomas & Co. dropped me pretty quickly up the hill. Still, I managed to shave 12 minutes off my best Tomin no Mori time, though it only showed up on RWGPS and not on Strava, which registered my time on the "Tomin Mori Full" climb. There I'm 74/82, vs. 121/122 on "都民の森". Even with 12 minutes off, I'd still be 121/122.
We regrouped at the Soba restaurant at Lake Okutama, i.e. Thomas & Co were just getting ready to pay for their finished lunch as I passed the shop... Then we climbed Matsuhime. It's pretty steep for about 7 km after the R18 turnoff. Later on the descent, my rims were getting pretty warm. Never had that on any descent before.
I returned from Matsuhime to Setagaya via Lake Okutama-Ome-Fussa-Tamagawa, which was not the most interesting route but the easiest, given that most of it was downhill or flat. I was very glad about my dynamo hub-powered Lumotec headlight, as the last 2 1/2 hours were after sunset.