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CYCLINGPublic

5h 09 min169.01 km32.8 km/h135 bpm

Chaos Galore

Apr 11, 7:37 AMGarmin Edge 830Arne

82 views

242 W

400 g

Athlete notes

I had to laugh when I came home this afternoon. Not at someone else, but at myself.

Walking upstairs to take a shower after the ride, I glanced into my bedroom and just stood there for a second. Then I laughed.

Clothes. Everywhere.

A full explosion of cycling kits, jackets, baselayers - all pulled out of my ‘cycling clothing’ box this morning when I was rushing to get out the door. I was running late and couldn’t find the base layer I was SURE had to be in there. (I did find it, by the way, but that’s not the point.)

Because that pile of chaos felt like a perfect reflection of where I’m at right now. I was already balancing what felt like two full-time lives: work on one side, cycling on the other. Both take a lot of time. Both things I want to do well. Not “just enough”, but fully.

And now there’s Grassdune.

Something I genuinely love building: my little (not so little) passion project. Something I believe in. Something I want to create not just for myself, but for others. But here’s the thing: I’ve never really been an “either/or” person.

I’m an “and” person.

I don’t want to choose between cycling and work.
I don’t want to choose between sleep and building something meaningful.
I don’t want to scale things down to make them fit my day.

I want it all.

And that comes with a bit of… chaos.

Like a room full of clothes left behind in a rush.
Like late nights that eat into sleep.
Like constantly switching between roles.

It’s not perfectly balanced. It’s not always pretty. But I’ve realized I get a lot of joy and energy from this project.
And in a weird way, that messy pile on the floor felt like proof that I’m exactly where I’m supposed to be - committed to finding the base layer I know is in there. Committed to the goal, even if along the way things are a bit all over the place.

It won’t be the last time coming home finding a mess. Probably.

PS: ride was good.

Route

Start · End

Analysis

NP268 W

kcal4939

Max HR187 bpm

Avg Cadence81 rpm

Max Speed61.7 km/h

Elev Gain1398 m

Power

avg 240 W↓ 0 W↑ 1113 WNP 268 W

11135000

Heart Rate

avg 135 bpm↓ 80 bpm↑ 187 bpm

1871000

Speed

avg 32.8 km/h↓ 0.0 km/h↑ 61.7 km/h

61.720.00.0

Cadence

avg 81 rpm↓ 0 rpm↑ 107 rpm

107500

Altitude

avg 136 m↓ 50 m↑ 287 m

2871000

0:002h3h4h5:57:35

Power Curve

Peak 1113 W

1113500250

1s15s5m5h57m35s

1s: 1113 W5h57m35s: 240 W

Heart Rate Curve

Peak 187 bpm

187160140

1s15s5m5h57m35s

1s: 187 bpm5h57m35s: 135 bpm

Comments

Hayley Simmonds18 days ago

1

Hey, what’s life without a little chaos?! 😉