Chilly morning so back inside for a ride. Left five miles to do another time since I ran out of time, but I did the majority of the climbing. Nice rolling hills in Canada. 74 w, 142 bpm.

Breezy (started w/a tailwind) and mostly overcast, temp in the low 70s, so I was fine in a lightweight long-sleeve jersey. Most of the roads in this area have been newly chip-and-sealed, so a bit rough but nothing the bikes couldn't handle. Took High Rock to avoid the current paving on Harmony Church, which we hope will be finished soon. A bit of a headwind coming back, as we were getting some outflows from pop-up showers nearby, but none on us. 80 w, 327 cals.

FINALLY got the bikes ready to ride outside; we've been so busy with the gardens in the past month (and still are), but just couldn't wait another day. Sunny, breezy, 60s-70s, very nice day except for the high pollen counts. It felt strange to be riding this bike with a lower stem than my Trek on the trainer. I may need a stem swap, as my lower back got quite sore in the latter parts of the ride. But overall, I did fine, and it was great to be outside again. They are repaving many of the roads to the north, which will be annoying for probably months to come, so hopefully they aren't doing the same to the south. 81 w, 289 cal.

Warmup ride

Did the second half of this very pretty ride today. What a lovely city Newburyport, Mass is. Fun to ride thru virtually! 76 w, 140bpm, 285 cals

Cooldown

Outstanding fall foliage on this ride in Mass. So many red maples! This is a 30-mile ride, which is far more than I care to ride indoors, so I did the first half+. It's very up and down to start, but all the climbs are short, then, as the rider gets to Plum Island and the park and river, it is flat. I'll do the rest of it one day, which starts flat, then ticks up in the last half. 413' elevation gain, 74 w, 145 bpm, 344 cals.

Warmup

Rolling ride through beautiful towns and vineyard areas in France. 76 w, 150 bpm, 292 cals

Cooldown

Pretty virtual ride in France on a rainy morning in NC. Felt a little sluggish today. Only managed 71 w, 140 bpm, 258 cals. Two minutes slower than last time I did this ride.

Tough but short little ride in Australia, plenty of uphill portions. Slightly faster than the last time I did this ride, but that's not saying much! 75 w, 152 bpm, 106 cals

Warmup ride - glad it's much cooler this morning & not humid.

Nice ride in Belgium, flattish with a few small bumps up (259' elevation gain). Looks like a fantastic place to ride IRL. 77 w, 145 bpm, 328 cals

Birthday ride! Wish it could have been my age (64), but I'm not up to those kind of distances these days, at least not this early in the season. Too bad my birthday's not in October! It's raining here, so this beautiful ride on a sunshiney day in the Austrian Alps was just what the doctor ordered. The first third was mostly climbing and the remaining 2/3 mostly a gradual descent. Got hot foot on the right on the last 15 minutes or so, due to wearing the wrong socks (too thick). 63 w, 139 bpm, 351 cals (that's what I get for doing a mostly downhill ride, sheesh!)

Finally got FulGaz working again, but felt sluggish today. 823' elevation gain, 76 w, 150 bpm

Cooldown ride

Warm-up and cooldown spin

Warmup ride - 73 w, 131 bpm

610' elevation gain, avg 77w

Long warmup as I downloaded a ride for the Tacx trainer - internet running like a slug today, so I just spinned the pedals on and on...very boring!

After finally getting this ride downloaded, I didn't have time to complete it before I had to attend to a Fedex delivery, and by then had cooled down. I'll do the full ride next time, as it was gorgeous, with bright red fall foliage. Really enjoying this Tacx app!

FulGaz crashing for me today so used the native app for my Tacx 2.0 smart trainer. Actually quite good, though it took a little getting used to. Didn't realize that the ride I chose had 907' elevation gain in only 8 miles, so it was tough! But a good workout. 83 watts avg (164 max), 91 rpm (120 rpm max), 149 avg hr (169 max).

Best guess on trainer warmup/cooldown spinning

Cooldown ride

Nice ride along the Brittany coast in France, lightly rolling but nothing intense (475' elv. gain). 78 w, 151 bpm, 285 cals. (Sad to only burn 285 cals in an hour; that's what I get for being petite!)

Back in the saddle after yet another UTI. Feeling rusty!

Pretty ride in Czech Republic. Some decent climbs up to 8-9% (643' total gain). Took it fairly easy, coasting on the descents. 76 w, 149 bpm, 236 cals.

Cooldown ride

Nice ride in Calgary, Alberta, Canada on paved bike paths...reminiscent in parts of the trail system we enjoyed in the Kansas City area. Mostly just small bumps up and down: only 308' elevation gain, mostly at the end. 80 w, 150 bpm, 343 cals

Pretty ride in Ontario, Canada. Would be a lovely place to ride IRL! I didn't get a lot of sleep last night so kept the pace and effort moderate. 74 w, 145 bpm, 440 cals.

Good ride in Costa Rica. The first 5 miles are flattish so a good warmup before the climbs. The last climb is tough! 629' climbing, 80 w, 149 bpm, 307 cals

Fun little loop after my main ride. Well warmed up so able to maintain a higher wattage and speed. 91 w, 157 bpm, 26 cals

Cooldown ride. 61 w, 141 bpm, 31 cals

Rolly ride in a very pretty area of France. Cool cave dwellings! And I never thought of cornfields in France, but they were impressive. 79 w, 149 bpm, 349 cal

Cooldown ride

Back in the saddle after fighting a UTI that left me wiped out on Monday. Still taking antibiotics but feeling decent, just did an easier, flat route and took it a bit easier than usual. 71 w, 139 bpm

New ride I thought would be a good warmup but ended up being hard - a 10% grade in one spot and 7-8% in a couple of others. This would be a good short ride but with a better warmup before the climbs. I was slow as mud since I hadn't warmed up much before hitting the grades. 73 w, 136 bpm, 105 cals

Pretty ride in Tarn, France. Felt sluggish for the first half, then better for the rest. 77 w, 150 bpm, 271 cals

Fascinating ride but a very bustling city w/many motorbikes and crazy drivers. I wouldn't want to ride there for real, but it was fun to visit virtually. Some parts reminded me of the Yucatan. Flat(tish) ride with only 154' elevation gain. 77 w, 144 bpm, 271 cal.

Cooldown ride

Pretty ride through wine country in France, plenty of climbs. 1056' climbing, 81 w, 156 bpm, a measly 383 calories burned.

Nice ride along the river on a very wide bike and ped path...so many Japanese folks out running, walking, cycling, playing baseball...all very trim. Such a difference from in (at least parts of) the US. 84 w, 157 bpm

Cool down ride

Moderate ride with just slight bumps up and down - fun to watch the snow and all the birds at our feeders while riding along virtually in the Grand Caymans!

Cooldown ride

Cooldown ride #2

Felt like doing a longish but easy warmup today, mostly downhill, as evidenced by my average speed over 18mph...that never happens! 66 w, 133 bpm, 147 cal

Second ride, downhill to lightly rolling, one of my faves in France. 84 w, 155 bpm, 136 cal

Cooldown ride. 59 w, 143 bpm, 30 cal

Warmup ride

Flattish ride in Vietnam, lots of little blips up and down but no real climbs. Very urban, tons of motorcycles, motorbikes, and traffic. Would not want to ride there IRL! 78 watts, 151 bpm, 299 cals burned.

Cooldown ride

Flattish ride in Zealand, the Netherlands. As always, I wish I'd been born there! Took it at a moderate pace for me, 74w, 145bpm.

Short flat ride

Cooldown ride

Warmup ride. 65w, 131 bpm

Lightly rolling ride in France among vineyards, ending in Cognac, France. 79 w, 154 bpm

Cooldown ride. 56w, 142 bpm

Warmup ride - flat

Second (hilly) half of ride I started Monday but wasn't feeling great. Too bad it was an overcast day, when filmed, as there were a couple of sunflower fields that would have been lovely in the sunshine. The ending town of Chinon was super charming!

Cooldown ride

Cooldown ride

Beautiful ride along the peninsula in Brittany, France. Just a few little coastal rises and falls, nothing too intense. Would love to ride there IRL. Expect it's crazy touristy in the summer, though. This ride seems to have been filmed in the off season, as many of the dwellings had storm shutters. Still a fair number of people in the town. Beautiful beaches and castle.

Cooldown ride

Did only the first half of this ride, which was mostly flat, as I realized that recovering from an infection and taking antibiotics, I didn't really want to do the hilly climbs in the second half. Started feeling a little nauseated and figured I better back off and save the second half for once I'm off the meds.

Cooldown ride

Holland is not totally flat, lots of little ups and downs (and false flats) in this one, some from bridges. I was trying to beat my time from 11 months ago, when I last did this ride, but FulGaz has changed their algorithm, as I'm seeing a pattern of having higher average power this year but slower time/average speed. So, I guess I'll just go by watts on this one, which were 5 higher (81 vs 76) than Feb 2024.

Warmup ride. 69 w, 125 bpm

Warmup ride

Pretty but longish feeling ride in France. The two towns were lovely, but in between got a little boring, on a long, straight rural road mostly, and mostly a false flat with only a few small climbs and descents. I was definitely feeling some saddle fatigue at the end of this one!

Warmup ride

Did this ride in Dec. 2023 and was happy to see a bit of improvement this time. Avg. speed +.35 mph, watts +5 (77 to 82). HR 153, Cals 319

Cooldown ride. 56w, 135 bpm

Rolling ride in French towns and vineyards/countryside. One fairly long climb in the middle. 78w, 146 bpm

Cooldown ride. 60w, 139 bpm

Warmup ride - an oldie but goodie

A hilly ride (1108' elevation gain) by my standards, a couple up to 10% grade, but none very long. Nice scenery on this island off the Italian coast. 78 w, 154 bpm, 364 calories burned (in 1:17 - pitiful - part of being petite, I guess).

Beautiful ride with the bright red maples in all their glory. Even with only 436' of ascent, this one felt hard today...maybe because I didn't do a warmup ride so started very slow. 77 watts, 149 bpm

This one also felt harder than usual...I guess I did too much yesterday with the yard work! 81 w, 157 bpm

Warmup ride

Ride interrupted halfway through by a software glitch; I'll do the full ride another time. Very pretty fall foliage!

Hadn't planned to ride this one again, but due to the glitch in my previous ride, needed the extra mileage.

Cooldown ride

Longest ride I've done indoors in a long time, not a terribly difficult one (580' elevation gain), but it did go on and on, rolling hills, pretty England in maybe June (very green, flowers, etc). My goal was to do it in 1:30, and I hit that on the nose even to the second! 80 w, 155 bpm

Warmup ride. 69 w, 124 bpm

Flattish, though rarely 0.0 grade, usually -1% to 1%, and a couple bumps a little higher. Seemed hard today. 84 w, 153 bpm

Warmup ride. 74 w, 138 bpm

Pushed this one pretty hard, even though it's an "easier" ride. Worked hard for my average today, which shows in my high HR. 81 w, 158 bpm

Cooldown ride. 56 w, 134 bpm

Warmup ride. 67 w, 136 bpm

Glad I have a trainer, as I sprained a toe yesterday rather badly, so walking my bike to and from the road wouldn't have been easy. Fortunately, cycling doesn't rely on the toes, unlike many other sports, so this was something I could do, even as I limp around the house! A nice ride through a pretty French village into the countryside. Moderate difficulty level. 77 watts, 151 bpm

Cooldown

Pretty ride mostly in rural Scotland. Too much speed throttling on the descents, which made it hard to keep up a decent speed, because the climbs were tough - 6-9.9% - and a couple were longish. 823' elevation gain over 10 miles.

Warmup ride in steady mode - enjoyable and relatively flat ride in a beautiful area in France.

Fascinating ride into Siem Reap - I would never want to ride there! The number of motorbikes and sheer craziness of traffic was intense. Lots of tiny ups and downs, no big climbs. My right calf was super sore from a bad cramp the morning before, so I kept the mileage low today to start off the new year. 75 watts, 143 BPM.