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aliases: ["Long ride — 2024-06-15"]
Is A: Event
Date: "2024-06-15"
Belongs to: "[[2024-06]]"
Related to: ["[[person-luca-rossi]]"]
Tags: ["Health", "Sport"]
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# Long ride — 2024-06-15
Solo long ride. 92km, 1113m elevation.

## Notes
- Mellow solo ride through the Crete Senesi. Left at dawn, 5:45am — the light on the clay hills was extraordinary.
- Took the quiet roads through San Quirico d'Orcia and Bagno Vignoni. Almost no cars at that hour.
- Focused on staying in Z2 the entire ride. Heart rate locked between 135-148 bpm. Pure aerobic work.
- The thermal spring at Bagno Vignoni was steaming in the cool morning air. Tempting but kept pedaling.
- Nutrition plan worked well — ate every 30 minutes, alternating between gels and rice cakes. Energy was stable throughout.
- Back home by 9:30am with the whole day ahead. Early summer morning rides are the best way to do long distance.
