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02-25-12, 04:52 PM
Making a kilometer blurry
^^^nice. Looking forward to being able to ride more this coming week.
02-25-12, 05:33 PM
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3 hours 130 tss. ****ing powertap stopped working in the last 10 minutes and i havn't been able to fix it (new batteries and other voodoo magic). I feel like this is happening way to often!
02-25-12, 06:31 PM
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02-25-12, 06:31 PM
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45 mile ride with the easy cruisers today
tomorrow we are racing. there will be attacks.
tomorrow we are racing. there will be attacks.
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02-25-12, 08:48 PM
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02-25-12, 09:04 PM
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I think today marked the end of "Winter" training as the pace was upped significantly today for a 2:50 ride. Whenever I got to the front, I felt like I had to drive it to keep things going, yeesh. I now feel like the first race won't be as much of a shock to the system. I also learned that when someone says "I want to show you something," say no thank you -- we were taken to a climb that kept going and going and getting steeper and steeper. It probably won't look so bad the next time. But, with the driving pace and doing this climb for the first time, I can't say it was fun.
02-26-12, 06:15 AM
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3 hours, 200 tss yesterday. It hurt a bit.
50 mile mountain bike ride on tap today.
50 mile mountain bike ride on tap today.
02-26-12, 11:07 AM
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Today = sick. Just dragged myself out of bed. Why couldn't I be sick on a workday?
02-26-12, 01:13 PM
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3:15 more today at a reasonable clip -- and still pretty windy! I did drive it a bit for a stretch on this road with someone who is a very strong rider and good/successful racer...he upped it a touch, I upped it a touch, he upped it a touch, etc...I was very happy when I saw a stop sign (just under 300w for 3.5 minutes -- that's up there for me); although, after stopping, I wound it up and took a townline that was 200 yards after the stop sign. I was then a bit drained for the last 40 or so minutes of the ride. I see some rest/recovery riding this week!
02-26-12, 01:43 PM
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1:40 on the rollers at z1.1 putting me at 202 miles and/or 8:46 for the week.
Most ever in a week for me. Probably won't get to ride much this week. Moving into our house, woe is me.
Most ever in a week for me. Probably won't get to ride much this week. Moving into our house, woe is me.
02-26-12, 02:20 PM
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4 hours hrtss gave me 230 i dont think it was actually that high. powertap is broken, so i guess im sending it back to saris tomorrow.
this week 800 tss and 13 hours.
this week 800 tss and 13 hours.
02-26-12, 03:11 PM
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Today was my first day riding outside in 3 weeks. 30 minutes with my oldest son. In honestly thought that he would be as fast as me, but I was doing better than expected. I got a couple ~3' spirited efforts in to assure myself that I have indeed lost a lot of fitness. The fatigue from illness is significant, and I hear that the anesthesia may stay in your system in some fashion for a significant amount of time. We'll see.
02-26-12, 03:19 PM
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Today was my first day riding outside in 3 weeks. 30 minutes with my oldest son. In honestly thought that he would be as fast as me, but I was doing better than expected. I got a couple ~3' spirited efforts in to assure myself that I have indeed lost a lot of fitness. The fatigue from illness is significant, and I hear that the anesthesia may stay in your system in some fashion for a significant amount of time. We'll see.
02-26-12, 03:47 PM
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3 hours with a 50' tempo effort
This week I rest
This week I rest
02-26-12, 03:53 PM
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2:50 Z2 in a cold, biting wind.
This sucked. My morale is at an all-time low. I'm sick of riding outside in the cold and sick of riding indoors on the trainer. First races are still over a month away and my first priority race is three months away. I guess I'm having a crisis of faith - I don't feel like I am getting either fitter or faster (although objective measurements say otherwise).
So that's my whine for the month. Thanks for listening, and please go about your business.
This sucked. My morale is at an all-time low. I'm sick of riding outside in the cold and sick of riding indoors on the trainer. First races are still over a month away and my first priority race is three months away. I guess I'm having a crisis of faith - I don't feel like I am getting either fitter or faster (although objective measurements say otherwise).
So that's my whine for the month. Thanks for listening, and please go about your business.
02-26-12, 04:07 PM
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2hrs in the great outdoors today....not concerned about the numbers....Could barely walk 3wks ago, so this is good!
02-26-12, 04:19 PM
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Good job, WR.
2 hours Z2. Much nicer than yesterday.
2 hours Z2. Much nicer than yesterday.
02-26-12, 05:23 PM
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45 miles, zone 2/3 mostly, headwind coming back kinda sucked
02-26-12, 06:02 PM
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Rain and mud=fun, but probably not as much fun as WR's ride.
02-26-12, 08:31 PM
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Hard crit today, recovery week starting tomorrow!
02-26-12, 09:25 PM
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Nice ride up Palomar for the first time today (South Grade). Motorcycle traffic was nonexistent on the way down, so the descent was safe and fun. https://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view...2/?new_route=1
02-26-12, 10:21 PM
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4.5 hours............this week. Illness is behind me. I hope. Racing in two weeks.
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02-26-12, 10:41 PM
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base 2012 in the books. oh my god how i need a rest week.
did a 5 (FIVE) day block that ended with 5 hours yesterday and then 2 hours of alternating standing spining climb and seated strength climb intervals today. totally wrekt.
bring on the couch.
first race is next saturday (11.4 mile TT i got 3rd last year, huntin for the W this year). think i'm ready but havent done an all out half hour effort with helmet and skinsuit and wheels yet this year so its anybodies guess.
did a 5 (FIVE) day block that ended with 5 hours yesterday and then 2 hours of alternating standing spining climb and seated strength climb intervals today. totally wrekt.
bring on the couch.
first race is next saturday (11.4 mile TT i got 3rd last year, huntin for the W this year). think i'm ready but havent done an all out half hour effort with helmet and skinsuit and wheels yet this year so its anybodies guess.