Did a big ride in Andermatt, Switzerland.
I was actually going for another loop but several passes are still closed with too much snow on the roads. Madness in June!
Also, i came across Switzerlands smallest village, truly epic!
Lol, A mate said he’d see me today and he did only problem the start time had been moved forward by an hour. We both did a TT yesterday so we set off at a relaxed pace. We were quickly caught by one of the other local clubs and tagged on. A bit of a rapid ride but not much climbing, (the day after a TT we could have done with the latter and not also the former). I somehow managed to press the discard ride on the garmin but I think this is the route we took:
Down Bullock Road to Winwick, down to Hamerton and then over the A1 in to the flat lands, up to Ramsey, back through Holme out of the flatlands to Glatton and Bullock Road again.
Pretty pleased to crack 33km/h on a solo ride for the first time in recent memory - hardly any wind in either direction really seemed to help. Followed this up with a 10km cool down / spin + a 2km brick run!
I’d love to know how folks stay disciplined when trying to complete a workout outside, I can’t seem to crack it (tips are more than welcome)
Solo ride on the mtb this morning.
Never mind the power, no power meter so that’s Strava guessing
It’s techy around here, so slow going most of the time
Nice view mid ride
I’ve learned from the podcast that the recovery drink is very important…
Ran out of water so the last 45min the Garmin “drink alert” felt like it was taunting me.
Not today, but I’ve managed to get outside for 7 of the past 8 days.
The weather here in north Lancashire has been lovely, so I’ve spent some 12 hours out and about, also taking in a bit of North Yorks and Cumbria.
(Sorry for the jersey; it was this or Zwift. I don’t have any TR kit - not sure they even sell it)
Set a load of PRs, managed to average over 20mph for 15+ miles. I was chuffed with that, particularly as my average HR was only 142.
More than double my normal week in terms of TSS.
All in all, a very pleasing few days. And they say it’s grim up north. 
Solid ride @rkoswald, congrats!! I was out there as well, but headed home after 6 laps to resume Dad duty for my two little ones. We did make it back out to watch to watch the Pro crit in the afternoon. Was a great weekend and lots of fun!
@davisb28 cool! For next year I wrote down that I need to do a better job seeking out people I may know at events like these. Turns out that at least two people I used to work with also rode, one who finished a few minutes ahead of me, which means we were close to each other all ride and never knew it!
it can be a very, very small world. in fact, scary small at times.
@rkoswald I’m planning on being there next year, so maybe I’ll catch you in a pace line!
Did my 2nd ride over 100km this past weekend. It was a charity ride called Ride for Heart and they wanted a heart shaped route:
The heat almost got me, as it went up quite a bit mid ride to about 35 celcius (95F)…morning on the escarpment was manageable as it was windy and there was lots of tree cover, along with the worms/caterpillars that came with it.
I did make very bad /questionable decisions with my hyrdration and nutrition and paid for it dearly in the last 10-15 km of the ride but i made it through the cramps and warning signs of heat exhaustion and learned valuable lessons. Overall proud of the longest distance i’ve ridden, ever. 
Oooh, I live in this area too. You were brave for riding outside. It was super hot this weekend and the gypsy moth caterpillars give me the heebie-jeebies! Congrats on your longest ride ever.
After having done this, i feel like i could easily do metric centuries every weekend.
Since it’s really after the first 100 that it became more of a challenge even though it was the flatter part of it.
Yep, once you do a few metrics it definitely becomes easier to do more. Once you get the hydration and nutrition nailed you’ll find the 100+ a lot more manageable too.
The yard makeover project is nearly done, a few guys are coming on Saturday to add boulders and another 5 yards of rainbow lava rock in an area that didn’t look right with the old bark. Emotionally I’m so done with the makeover, so happy that yesterday was last time I had to blow 1+ hours dealing with decisions so the landscapers could do their job.
My Saturday plans involve a bike ride!
Nice effort and control of power. 439 ft of elevation - that’s more than usual for you!
TrainerRoad always gives me more climbing than reality - Garmin 530 recorded 230 feet and if I ask Strava to correct elevation I get 121 feet which I’d guess half is from the two freeway overpasses.
Nice 11mph wind gusting to 21mph, the second interval was fighting strong gusts and 15mph average speed LOL. The last interval was 21mph in a cross-wind that I swear had stronger gusts as I had to aggressively counter-steer to keep a straight line!
