Going Fast -- Time Trialing and The Rest

A caveat: I am not fast on the bike.  What I am noting below is `relative' to my cycling in the past.  

I've identified a really great training course about 35 miles west of Phoenix and 65 miles south of my home, Prescott.   

Vulture Mine and Aguila Road Training Course.  

As my note on the RWGPS link indicates: "Excellent training route.  Almost no traffic.  Very good road.  Both flat and rolling sections.  Decent climbing without having to `grind' up 7% + grades.  Good weather almost always.  Many `sections' that can be used as Time Trial courses."

Over the last two weeks I've been making the twice weekly trek south to this course.  I park, typically, at the intersection where Vulture Mine Road transitions to Aguila Road, equidistant between both end points.  

Yesterday I combined Time Trial training with Long Slow Distance training, comprising a total of 5 hours or cycling.  Below is an Excel chart of one of the 15 mile TT course results: 

SOUTH - Descending	01/08/16	01/14/16
TIME	0:51:36	0:40:16
AVG SPD	17.4	22.4
MAX SPD	24.5	na
ELEV GAIN	13	20
ELEV LOSS	-541	-537
MAX HR	139	153
AVG HR	93	133.9
MOVING PACE	0:03:29	0:02:41
NORTH - Ascending	01/08/16	01/14/16
TIME	1:22:57	1:08:12
AVG SPD	10.9	13.2
MAX SPD	20.6	22.6
ELEV GAIN	558	539
ELEV LOSS	-20	-14
MAX HR	129	139
AVG HR	119.4	129
MOVING PACE	0:05:32	0:04:34

RWGPS: 15 Mile Descending
RWGPS: 15 Mile Ascending

I've made several `distance' sections to this course that allows me to tailor my training.  Some sections are `Time Trial' sections.  Others are just mileage and elevation sections.  For example, yesterday I did two 12.5 mile TTs.  A 12.5 mile ascending TT and, on the return, a 12.5 mile descending TT.  As well, I added a solid 55 mile section to round out an 80 mile training event.  

To give you an idea of the road quality and natural beauty of this training course: 

So, the twice weekly drive to this training location has been well worth it.