Training objective: tempo ride of 2-4 hours with heart rate between 145-155 bpm and cadence between 70-80 rpm The group ride (it was wet so just 3 of us, and soon after we started one guy dropped out, so just 2 of us) was a bit too slow for me to get the cadence and heart rate in the target range. When the cadence was there, the heart rate was only between 100-130. So I decided to forget about trying to manage numbers and just take it as an easy recovery ride. But we often had a strong headwind - especially in the 50-85 km mark, so it wasn't a complete walk in the park. Then I decided to add on a proper Tempo ride at the end for about 45 km (and get the 130 km Strava Gran Fondo for August - do coaches hate those because it distracts their athetes from the plan? hmmm). Anyway, the Tempo ride was good and I kept it in the range the whole time and didn't worry about speed, just focused on cadence and heart rate, even though the wind was quite a bit stronger by then. Turned out to be over 4 hours, but the 1st part was so easy I figured it would be okay. I'll take it easy tomorrow.