Data points to increased fitness....

Yesterday i did the 100km ride from home to Box Hill (Dorking) and back. The Garmin data for the ride is here

Legs felt really good. The interesting feature when examining the data is that 1) did the ride 13 minutes quicker than 4 weeks ago 2) Average heart rate was 10bpm less than last time (125 v 135) 3) Max heart rate was a low 160 (Compared to 166 last time, or 170-4 the normal max for me when pushing up hills (this was despite a hard race up Box Hill as the London Dynamos arrived at the same time Simon and i did...)

All signs are good. More hours on the home trainer are needed, but i have some long rides coming up - starting next weekend with the 310km 2 day ride from London to Antwerp for the OHAFC Easter footie tour..