Hills

So my fiance and I set out for a nice ride in the hills with our friends.  Man, I was not ready for the ride that awaited us.  Two monstrous climbs.  Tons of fun though and we made it through them all.  First time I'd spent 2:30:00 in the saddle.

The stats:  34.70 miles, 2:34:52 in the saddle.  Avg speed, 13.4, max of 35.0.  According to Garmin, 2206 calories burned, at an AVG HR of 136 bpm, max of 175 (though it felt harder).  Total ascent of 4313 ft.  Damn, that was a hell of a ride.  Looks like I kept my HR in Zone 3 and 4 for most of the ride, over 2 hours, so a good exertion indeed!

Thanks to my fiance and all the folks on the ride, especially our boy Big E who came back for us and pulled us up to the end, letting us draft all the way home.  You guys rock and made this a very enjoyable ride, despite my sore butt! :-)