Originally Posted by
Todzilla
I don't understand it.
- home is higher elevation by a bit
- I'm pumping harder in the mornings
- I like my job and have no dread about it
- ride home has stop signs and stop lights at the bottom of the biggest descents
...and yet I'm consistently getting better time going home.
The only factors I can think of are: heavier traffic going to work, so longer waits at stoplights, I'm more warmed up from spending 9 hours sitting in front of a computer screen?
Thoughts?
You use Strava or any other tracking app? They should also give you an estimate of "moving time", which is what I typically use to compare my rides as it should (theoretically) remove the impact of *JUST* missing a few lights on the commute. Word of warning though; if you're using strictly a GPS-based tracker, these moving time estimates may be a bit wonky, so take them with a grain of salt (unless your commute is long enough to average some error out). If you've got a wheel magnet, the moving time vs elapsed time difference should be more reliable.