21 August 2020

Oxford: Morning Ride

12 Fastest — 40.9 km/h Peak heart rate — 159 bpm Steepest — 4.1% over 200 m WitneyDucklingtonMinster LovellStanton HarcourtBarnard GateA415A40A4095B4022 OXFORD
22 km ridden
54 m climbed
52m moving

25.4 km/h average, 41 at the fastest; 53 m of descent; 52m door to door; heart averaging 137 bpm and peaking at 161; an effort score of 76.

warm, around 19°C and a 34 km/h wind from the SSW, which the route met from every side.

One of 8 rides on the Stanton Harcourt loop.

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How this one felt
SpiceFast, steep and twisty
GrindMetres climbed per kilometre
DistanceHow far
EffortHeart-rate load, or modelled where no heart rate was recorded

The shape of it

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Two moments

1The fast stretch

From 9.6 km to 12.8 km

3.2 km · -0.3% average · 30.6 km/h · 150 bpm, peaking at 161

You pushed the pace through Hardwick, but that spike in heart rate halfway through the ride suggests a significant jump in effort for the flat ground.

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2Into a rhythm

From 11.4 km to 16.4 km

5.0 km · +0.1% average · 27.7 km/h · 149 bpm, peaking at 161

That stretch near Hardwick cost you more than the rest of the ride, pushing your heart rate significantly higher despite the flat ground.

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Speed

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