This days ride I decided that instead of increasing by 10 miles over my previous long of 30, I'd only go with about 5. Partly because I'm significantly less worried about achieving the distance of 50 miles by June, and I'd rather save my efforts to make sure I am able to complete the run distance, as that build up is much slower. So I opted for about 35, which happens to be just about the distance from home to work and back.
The main difference in this ride vs others is that I started out heading east instead of west, and at this time of year I have found with the other rides that the winds out of the west and northwest can be a bit stiff. So whereas with other rides I was facing the wind initially (which didn't help temperatures much), this time I was with the wind during the first half. I definitely noticed a difference in overall comfort and ability to warm up the muscles without having to strain to much.
Garmin Results
The pace is noticibly slower then what I've typically done into the office. I am guessing it is largely due to conditioning from not biking as much, but it might also be related to running not using quads as much as before - those muscles may not be quite as strong and able to maintain a faster pace on the bike as I was able to before. I guess time will tell, but as my focus this year is to complete the training distances I've set forth to do, I'm not worried about time as much.
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