Westside Wanderings

I joined 8 other folks on a ride of Western Washington County roads.

Jose Angel Cisneros photo

 The trip was advertised as 16 mph on the flats, but we did a little better than that.  I saw 20 mph way more often than 16.  We started in Hillsboro and rode west to Verboort.  That was all pretty flat and was a good warm up for the hills that were about to begin.  We road to Forest Grove via Thatcher Road where we stopped in Lincoln Park for our first pit stop.  From there it was southbound.  Some of us rode up Winters Road (18%) and some rode around the hill, all of us arriving at the Forest Hills Golf Course, where we refilled water bottles.

Then it was off to Laurel and a fun little ride of Holly Hill.  We had a few more small hills along Vanderschure Rd but that was about it for hills.  As we neared Hillsboro, a few of our ride partners began to feel the effects of a quick pace and hills.  Our group spread out a bit, and wait times for regroups were longer.

We did all however make it to the end, where most of us settled in at BJ's Brewhouse for a little post ride kibble and visit.

Today's ride data:   
Miles:  63.16
Avg speed: 15.4 mph (moving on bike time)
Maximum speed: 45.7 mph (Laurelview Rd)
Total elevation gain: 2254 ft
Maximum Grade: 18%
Calories burned: 3624
Avg Heart Rate: 104 bpm
Maximum Heart Rate: 183 bpm (Winters Rd)



 ...............road bike.......rollers.........mtb.....lifecycle........total
Today..............63...........0................0............0.............63 Jan..................93..............0...............0.........0..............93 Feb................411..............0..............0.........0............411 March.............653.............0..............0.........0............653 April..............696..............0...............0.........0............696 May...............900...............0...............0.........0.............900
June..............484...............0..............0..........0...........484
July..............1300................0...............0..........0.............1300
 Aug................638.............0.................0..........0.............638
 Sept................63..............0................0...........0..............63
Total...........4994.............0...............0..........0.............4994