Saturday, March 12, 2011

Lake Perris Training Ride 3-12-11

Most of the team was dispersed this weekend at different functions so we didn't get to ride together.  Tony Wilcox got to ride with some friends (Ron Richards, Shari Todd, Chris and Karen Gryszan) from Redlands to Lake Perris and back.  It sounds like a fairly flat ride, but there are actually some killer hills on this route.  The hill going up Redlands Blvd from San Timoteo Canyon into Moreno Valley is a LONG, steep climb.  Ron tells me, "after you get to the THIRD turn where you're thinking that you are at the top, THAT'S when you're at the top."  There's another steep climb out of Moreno Valley up to Lake Perris park.   The nice part is that on the way back, you get the downhill experience of each of them as well. 

The fastest I've ever been (Tony) was about 39 mph on a downhill, but I actually hit 44.8 mph on the hill down Redlands Blvd out of Moreno Valley to San Timoteo.   Here are the stats of this training ride:
39 mile loop
2:54:05 riding time
14.5 mph average speed
44.8 mph top speed

These types of rides are becoming more and more critical as the Race Across America is only 97 days away!

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