I haven’t updated since Blue Lake, I suppose because I’ve been in a weird spot the last few weeks. After Blue Lake I attempted to return to my regular workouts, but nothing seemed to be working. I tried to go running and that didn’t work out at all; when I talked to my PT, he sugge[...]
Archive for June, 2007
June 9th, 2007 - 3:57 pm § in Race Reports
Race Report: BLUE LAKE SPRINT TRI
This morning I woke up at 4:58am, 2 minutes before my alarm was set to go off, wide awake and ready. THE WEEK BEFORE: So this week I followed a completely personal, non-researched taper/recovery period that seemed to work wonders for me. It consisted of 1) only working out once a day and easing off [...]
Race Report: Tabor II
Last night I did Tabor again, came in 13th of 18 riders. Everyone just exploded out of the gate immediately and just pounded away, trying to get a break. Wow. I managed to stick with the main pack for a lap and a half, but then, like magic, they all just pulled away. I feel [...][...]
June 3rd, 2007 - 5:14 pm § in Cycling, Deep Thoughts
Thoughts on racing
I did I personal TT on Sauvie Island this morning; it was sunny, about 84 degrees, just amazing. Comparing it to my last 2 attempts a few months ago, I went from an average pace of 17mph to 19.5mph, and I was finished in 1h10min rather then 1:25. And the best part: I wasn’t trying [...][...]
June 1st, 2007 - 7:05 am § in Cycling, Race Reports
Race Report: Mt Tabor Series
Wednesday night I raced in the first of several Mt Tabor bike series. I raced in the women Cat 4’s; there were about 14 of us, 6 laps around the mountain. Wow, it was a bit painful, a complete lung killer. I couldn’t actually speak for a while after the race, my voice was completely [...[...]
