14 March 2026

Thame: Morning Ride

12 Fastest — 39.6 km/h Peak heart rate — 162 bpm Steepest — 5.9% over 200 m OxfordAylesburyCowleyThamePrinces RisboroughA329M40A40A4010A415 THAME
64 km ridden
280 m climbed
2h 47m moving

23.1 km/h average, 40 at the fastest; 285 m of descent; 2h 47m door to door; heart averaging 146 bpm and peaking at 162; an effort score of 280.

cold, around 7°C and a 14 km/h wind from the NW, which the route met from every side.

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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

6080100120 m 0 64 km vertical scale exaggerated 212×

Two moments

1The descent

From 3.1 km to 3.9 km

0.8 km · -4.4% average · 38 km/h at the fastest · 31.5 km/h average · 133 bpm, peaking at 140

You hit 38 km/h on the descent near Stanton Saint John, carrying a good amount of momentum straight out of the start.

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2The hardest effort

From 46.1 km to 58.0 km

11.9 km · -0.1% average · 24.1 km/h · 154 bpm, peaking at 162

That long stretch near Chislehampton at the two-hour mark pushed your heart rate higher than your earlier work, though some of that elevation is simply the drift that happens as the ride wears on.

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Speed

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