Sounds like you had an excellent day Veronica.

I'd love to try something similar myself to see what kind of shape I'm in. Might have to do some surfing and see if there's anywhere near me that does this kind of thing. You must be pleased to hear your in good shape.

The other thing is instructors at the gym and other riders are always telling me my heart rate is way to high. Guess what? I've been keeping it spot on. I just happen to have a high max heart rate.
This is interesting to hear. I've got a feeling my max heart rate is also quite high. When I'm resting I can get it down to about 45 but I when I'm riding I can get it up to about 175-180 fairly easily and I think 195 is the highest I've seen. I know you can't really compare, but what kind of range is yours?