{"id":61888,"date":"2023-03-20T15:11:57","date_gmt":"2023-03-20T20:11:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=61888"},"modified":"2023-03-20T15:11:59","modified_gmt":"2023-03-20T20:11:59","slug":"stuck-to-the-watopias-waistband-route-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2023\/03\/20\/stuck-to-the-watopias-waistband-route-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Stuck To The Watopia&#8217;s Waistband Route Today"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TK9604FfoLI\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>Spring arrives at 4:24 PM CDT today but outside it wasn&#8217;t quite ready with the temperature around 55 degrees and cloudy. So it was a Zwift ride today. After trying to out smart the Zwift route today I rode on the route with no turns off of the route. I rode the Watopia&#8217;s Waistband route which is 17.3 miles long with 332 feet of climbing but I didn&#8217;t stop until I rode 20.41 miles and climbed 354 feet. That was a lot less climbing than yesterday&#8217;s ride. I thought I might make a turn off the route after completing Watopia&#8217;s Waistband but there weren&#8217;t any when I finished.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the ride my pace partner started out in front of me but as you can see in the video as the ride unfolded he fell behind, over 2 minutes at times, and stayed there until I finished Watopia&#8217;s Waistband. I thought I set a PR but none showed in Zwift or Strava. My legs felt good and pedaling was good. There just over 10,000 other Zwifters riding in Watopia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the ride I listened to SiriusXM 60&#8217;s Gold music. I used my GoPro Hero 10 Black as the webcam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The route goes clockwise around Watopia. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/zwiftinsider.com\/route\/watopias-waistband\/\">ZwiftInsider.com<\/a><\/strong> describes it, &#8220;Originally created as a \u201crebel route\u201d, Watopia\u2019s Waistband was launched in game as an event-only route, then became an open route in the December 2022 update. It\u2019s called \u201cWatopia\u2019s Waistband\u201d because it\u2019s a perimeter route that nicely encircles key landmarks in Watopia proper including downtown Watopia, Fuego Flats, the Italian Villas, the Volcano, and the Fishing Village.&#8221; The route is somewhat lumpy as shown by my SportTracks summary. There is one significant downhill but it is not very long followed by a 2 mile ride up to the next peak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sporttracks.mobi\/activity\/30704665\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"717\" data-attachment-id=\"61884\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/3-20-2023-sporttrack-zwift-ride-summary-watopias-waistband\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/3-20-2023-SportTrack-Zwift-Ride-Summary-Watopias-Waistband.png?fit=1826%2C1091&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1826,1091\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"3-20-2023 SportTrack Zwift Ride Summary Watopia&amp;#8217;s Waistband\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;3-20-2023 SportTrack Zwift Ride Summary Watopia&amp;#8217;s Waistband&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;3-20-2023 SportTrack Zwift Ride Summary Watopia&amp;#8217;s Waistband&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/3-20-2023-SportTrack-Zwift-Ride-Summary-Watopias-Waistband.png?fit=600%2C358&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/3-20-2023-SportTrack-Zwift-Ride-Summary-Watopias-Waistband.png?fit=800%2C478&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/3-20-2023-SportTrack-Zwift-Ride-Summary-Watopias-Waistband.png?resize=1200%2C717&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"3-20-2023 SportTrack Zwift Ride Summary Watopia's Waistband\" class=\"wp-image-61884\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/3-20-2023-SportTrack-Zwift-Ride-Summary-Watopias-Waistband.png?w=1826&amp;ssl=1 1826w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/3-20-2023-SportTrack-Zwift-Ride-Summary-Watopias-Waistband.png?resize=600%2C358&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/3-20-2023-SportTrack-Zwift-Ride-Summary-Watopias-Waistband.png?resize=800%2C478&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/3-20-2023-SportTrack-Zwift-Ride-Summary-Watopias-Waistband.png?resize=640%2C382&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/3-20-2023-SportTrack-Zwift-Ride-Summary-Watopias-Waistband.png?resize=1536%2C918&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">3-20-2023 SportTrack Zwift Ride Summary Watopia&#8217;s Waistband<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This was the 9th time riding this route on Zwift and the longest distance since I didn&#8217;t stop at the end of the route.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/3-20-2023-SportTracks-All-Zwift-Rides-Watopias-Waistband.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"389\" data-attachment-id=\"61885\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/3-20-2023-sporttracks-all-zwift-rides-watopias-waistband\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/3-20-2023-SportTracks-All-Zwift-Rides-Watopias-Waistband.png?fit=1831%2C594&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1831,594\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"3-20-2023 SportTracks All Zwift Rides Watopia&amp;#8217;s Waistband\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;3-20-2023 SportTracks All Zwift Rides Watopia&amp;#8217;s Waistband&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;3-20-2023 SportTracks All Zwift Rides Watopia&amp;#8217;s Waistband&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/3-20-2023-SportTracks-All-Zwift-Rides-Watopias-Waistband.png?fit=600%2C195&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/3-20-2023-SportTracks-All-Zwift-Rides-Watopias-Waistband.png?fit=800%2C260&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/3-20-2023-SportTracks-All-Zwift-Rides-Watopias-Waistband.png?resize=1200%2C389&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"3-20-2023 SportTracks All Zwift Rides Watopia's Waistband\" class=\"wp-image-61885\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/3-20-2023-SportTracks-All-Zwift-Rides-Watopias-Waistband.png?w=1831&amp;ssl=1 1831w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/3-20-2023-SportTracks-All-Zwift-Rides-Watopias-Waistband.png?resize=600%2C195&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/3-20-2023-SportTracks-All-Zwift-Rides-Watopias-Waistband.png?resize=800%2C260&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/3-20-2023-SportTracks-All-Zwift-Rides-Watopias-Waistband.png?resize=640%2C208&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/3-20-2023-SportTracks-All-Zwift-Rides-Watopias-Waistband.png?resize=1536%2C498&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">3-20-2023 SportTracks All Zwift Rides Watopia&#8217;s Waistband<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/3-20-2023-Zwift-Ride-Summary-and-Map-Watopias-Waistband.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"729\" data-attachment-id=\"61887\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/3-20-2023-zwift-ride-summary-and-map-watopias-waistband\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/3-20-2023-Zwift-Ride-Summary-and-Map-Watopias-Waistband.png?fit=1848%2C1123&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1848,1123\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"3-20-2023 Zwift Ride Summary and Map Watopia&amp;#8217;s Waistband\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;3-20-2023 Zwift Ride Summary and Map Watopia&amp;#8217;s Waistband&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;3-20-2023 Zwift Ride Summary and Map Watopia&amp;#8217;s Waistband&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/3-20-2023-Zwift-Ride-Summary-and-Map-Watopias-Waistband.png?fit=600%2C365&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/3-20-2023-Zwift-Ride-Summary-and-Map-Watopias-Waistband.png?fit=800%2C486&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/3-20-2023-Zwift-Ride-Summary-and-Map-Watopias-Waistband.png?resize=1200%2C729&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"3-20-2023 Zwift Ride Summary and Map Watopia's Waistband\" class=\"wp-image-61887\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/3-20-2023-Zwift-Ride-Summary-and-Map-Watopias-Waistband.png?w=1848&amp;ssl=1 1848w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/3-20-2023-Zwift-Ride-Summary-and-Map-Watopias-Waistband.png?resize=600%2C365&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/3-20-2023-Zwift-Ride-Summary-and-Map-Watopias-Waistband.png?resize=800%2C486&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/3-20-2023-Zwift-Ride-Summary-and-Map-Watopias-Waistband.png?resize=640%2C389&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/3-20-2023-Zwift-Ride-Summary-and-Map-Watopias-Waistband.png?resize=1536%2C933&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">3-20-2023 Zwift Ride Summary and Map Watopia&#8217;s Waistband<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/8748039304\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1051\" height=\"919\" data-attachment-id=\"61886\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/3-20-2023-strava-zwift-ride-summary-watopias-waistband\/\" 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So it was a Zwift ride today. After trying to out smart the Zwift route today I rode on <span class=\"excerpt-dots\">&hellip;<\/span> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2023\/03\/20\/stuck-to-the-watopias-waistband-route-today\/\"><span class=\"more-msg\">Continue reading &rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[5352],"tags":[5304,5429,5400,5427,5347],"class_list":["post-61888","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-virtual-bike-ride","tag-blue-norcross-al","tag-virtual-ride","tag-watopia","tag-watopia-waistband","tag-zwift"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4tok-g6c","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61888","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=61888"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61888\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":61890,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61888\/revisions\/61890"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=61888"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=61888"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=61888"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}