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2008 Bike Ride #12: Flying Wheels 2008
Jun. 14th, 2008 08:04 pmRide Length: 45 miles (more or less)
Elevation: 2140 FT
Where: Flying Wheels 45 mile route
Start Time: 9:30 am
End Time: 2:30 pm
How long: 5 hours
On bike time: 3.53, avg speed 10.8 mph
Calorie guesstimate: 2500
Flying Wheels is the annual prep-event for the STP, and it is a beautiful ride. I think the weather was similar to what it was last year, with cool and cloudiness that burned off. The ride kicked our butts again, but we shaved about 45 minutes off last year's clock time and about 20 minutes of that was on-bike time. That is great improvement.
The route has 3 hills:
Inglewood Hill, which is the shortest and steepest of the hills, being a half mile of 10% grade. I nearly aborted the whole ride on this hill, as my heart was pounding going up it; I ended up walking part of the ascent, and I stopped about 3 times. It really kicked my butt.
Ames Lake Hill, is the middle hill, a lovely 5% grade for about a mile. This is my favorite of the three hills, mostly because I don't feel like I'm going to die on it. I didn't even stop once on this hill this year, and am quite proud of that. I guess I am getting more fit, even though the scale never shows it.
Issaquah-Fall City Road the longest hill, with a false top. The brief downhill is worth it, even though there's an other ascent afterwards to get to the top. I stopped a few times, but never walked, which was an improvement over last year as well.
Once I made it up over the Inglewood hill, I really enjoyed myself, and everything seemed to go smoothly. I did like the new location for the rest stop, at the old Carnation farm. I wanted to take a picture of their cow statue, but it turned out to be a long walk from the main rest area, and I wasn't up for it. So I took a picture of some people serving up bananas and fruit under the 'Nestle' tent, and called it a day.
Elevation: 2140 FT
Where: Flying Wheels 45 mile route
Start Time: 9:30 am
End Time: 2:30 pm
How long: 5 hours
On bike time: 3.53, avg speed 10.8 mph
Calorie guesstimate: 2500
Flying Wheels is the annual prep-event for the STP, and it is a beautiful ride. I think the weather was similar to what it was last year, with cool and cloudiness that burned off. The ride kicked our butts again, but we shaved about 45 minutes off last year's clock time and about 20 minutes of that was on-bike time. That is great improvement.
The route has 3 hills:
Once I made it up over the Inglewood hill, I really enjoyed myself, and everything seemed to go smoothly. I did like the new location for the rest stop, at the old Carnation farm. I wanted to take a picture of their cow statue, but it turned out to be a long walk from the main rest area, and I wasn't up for it. So I took a picture of some people serving up bananas and fruit under the 'Nestle' tent, and called it a day.
