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Round and Round and 'Bent Outta Shape
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| Ride Stats |
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Distance:
68.80 miles
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Time: 04:30:23
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Max Speed:
38.70 mph
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Avg Speed:
15.20 mph
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Avg Grade: 0 %
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Max Grade: 11 %
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Max Altitude:
524
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Altitude Gain:
1,869 ft
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Temp:
Min: 68
Avg: 72
Max: 74
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Weight:
224
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Calories Burned: 5,456
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Resting HR: 0 bpm
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Avg HR: 128 bpm
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Max HR: 150 bpm
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Avg Cadence: 0 rpm
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Max Cadence: 0 rpm
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Terrain: Road: Rolling
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Bike: Catrike Road Trike
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| Club: Team Catrike |
| Weather Conditions: Partly cloudy, dry. North wind 10-15 mph. Pleasant. |
Ride Description: Metric #14
First-ever back-to-back metrics
Most metrics in a 7-day period (3)
The Howell Prairie Road metric
Rode out State to Four Corners and cut south to Macleay Road and Culver Drive. Culver was a nice climb (new road to me). It became Ganon, then 71st.
I turned down Jordan Street somewhat dubiously, as it looked more like a driveway that a street. It turned out to be a nice road that I followed to the railroad, where I headed south on the improbably named Dumore Street. This brought me into Shaw and the southernmost point on my ride.
I headed north from Shaw on Howell Prairie Road. I played leapfrog with a minivan that kept stopping to let the kids pick up cans and bottles by the side of the road. The pastoral views were quite pleasant. I said hello to the burros at the turn to Macleay as I rode by and then dropped down to State and the prairie proper. Some nice motorist (possibly the same minivan) provided a rear escort on the descent.
I continued north on Howell Prairie Rd. As soon as I dropped down off the ridge, a good headwind kicked in at a steady 10-15 mph. The north wind was a consistent feature for the rest of the ride.
At Silverton Road, I jogged east to pick up Shannon Road in order to minimize repeated roads. Shannon became Scism Road (really!), and then North Howell Road (after another job east). And then North Howell dumped into Saratoga Road -- one of the prettiest roads in this part of the valley.
I followed Saratoga/Church Rd. to Mt. Angel, where I picked up Marquam Road and headed to... Marquam. I rode past Trinity Lutheran Church, which appears to be something of a landmark in an area that is historically German Catholic.
Just before Marquam Road jogged south and became Drake Road, I thought I had been teleported to Iowa -- just for a few minutes. There were dense cornfields close on both sides of the narrow road. All I could see was corn. I could even smell it.
Drake narrowed a bit and lost its road paint. The pavement was a little rough, but still better than many of Salem's city streets. I stopped and tightened up a number of loose bolts on the TailSok frame to preserve my sanity.
I breezed through Marquam, but there appears to be a pub worth a future visit. I misread my GPS cue and took the wrong fork. I quickly realized my error aand backtracked the 1/4 mile to Marquam. The right road, Canby-Marquam Hwy, proved to be much more pleasant.
A right turn on Monte Cristo Road (I'm not making this up!) defined the northeast corner of my day's odyssey. It also changed the headwind to a crosswind, which was a welcome relief. Trikey does well in a crosswind, even benefiting slightly if the wind is slightly aft.
Monte Cristo Rd was a nice set of rolling hills, with up- and downgrades in the 4-8% range, which provided the top speed of the ride. The road ended at the Monitor Bible Church, where I paused for a snack. I noticed that the original sign for the church said Nidaros Community Church -- Norwegians missing home must have settled there.
I rode Barlow Road into Monitor. This is not the Barlow Road -- merely the road to Barlow (to the north), although there is a connection to Sam Barlow, for whom the famous road was named.
Monitor also needs a return visit. It's hard to explain why, but it does....
I continued west through McKee. Not much left of McKee -- I couldn't even see the site of McKee School. Sounds like more exploration when I go back to Monitor....
Monitor-McKee Road seemed interminable. The surroundings changed from farms and orchards and rolling hills to flatland with greenhouses and nursery stock. Blech. Boring.
Finally, I arrived at Howell Prairie Road again. I zipped north a hundred yards to where Howell Prairie met 99W so I could honestly say I had ridden the whole road in one day. Then I headed south and for home.
The wind was at my back, and the miles began to fly by. My average speed began to steadily climb (it was at 14.5 at this point). The north wind pushed me down Howell Prairie Road to Pratum -- almost 12 miles -- at an average speed of 18.0 mph.
The same shepherd-ish dog chased me just south of Central Howell. He got Halt this time, but he was a little too far away so he only got a small taste. That dog really does not like trikes!
At Pratum, my tailwind became a crosswind again as I took Sunnyview Road (past the buffalo) to Cordon, and then Cordon south to State. At State, I started my cooldown and cruised on home, arriving just in time for bacon pancakes (it's a Norwegian thing -- excellent post-ride supper).
Technical: Note to self: put Loc-Tite on every nut and screw you can find before OBR....
Today was the first time I used the route function of the Edge 305. Unfortunately, I didn't realize that I had somehow loaded the route in reverse. I didn't catch it until after Four Corners, as that part of the route was the same. I ended up stopping and re-ordering the remaining 95 waypoints. It took about 10 minutes, but it was worth it. The route function allowed me to just ride and enjoy the scenery, as the Edge prompted me for turns in a surprisingly user-friendly fashion. I will definitely use this feature again on longer rides.
Heart rate: My avg HR (excluding warmup and cooldown) was 135. The graph is very steady, as I used the HR alert feature of the Edge. There were times when I had to hold back, but I never felt like I was running out of gas. Climbs were problematic, as I almost always went anaerobic. Even so, I kept my max HR to 150. In all, I spent 2:57 in my target zone, and only 17 minutes anaerobic. Good stuff.
Wardrobe: the usual, except for my new WU jersey (Go Bearcats!)
Food and water: 1 liter of Powerade (blue), 2.5 liters of water, 2 Safeway Select granola bars (yum!), 2 pkgs Ritz cheese and crackers, 1 pkg Ritz peanut butter crackers, 2 Quaker granola bars. |
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