We’ve had a few beautiful weeks in Portland, the sun is shining, the birds and chirping, and people are dusting off their bikes or eyeing new ones. This means an influx of new riders to clubs like Portland Velo who don’t know the ins and outs of pack riding. If you would like to ride [..[...]
Archive for February, 2008
Build #1, week 2
Tuesday: 20 min hill climb (council crest), 20 minutes of hill sprints, 30 minutes tempo (around Fairmount) Wednesday: The ladder from hell: Anaerobic endurance (high RPMs, low resistance) – 1 min on, 1 min off, 2 min on, 2 min off, 3 min, 4, min, 5 min, 4, 3, 2, 1…death. Thursday: Pow[...]
February 24th, 2008 - 3:44 pm § in Cycling, Race Reports
What a weekend!
#1: My swim workouts have been going awesomely. I joined the Tri club swim team which meets every Monday evening. WOW. Finally, I push myself in the pool. It’s pretty awesome, so now I’m swimming twice a week. #2: That whole food thing… more on that another time. #3: Saturday t[...]
February 21st, 2008 - 5:48 pm § in Workouts
a little weekday ass-kicking
I’ve upped the intensity of my workouts this week as I am a mere 1 1/2 weeks to Banana Belt. Hill sprints on Tuesday, 5×5’s plus a 20 min tempo on Wednesday, and a completely killer round of Plyometrics and 1 minute sprints this morning. I found the workout on Carmichael’s sit[...]
February 20th, 2008 - 8:41 pm § in Food & Diet
Feeling…fat.
Ughhhh. The last month I was supposed to be dropping fat so I would be light for Banana Belt. Guess what? Not only did I stop losing weight, I actually start gaining weight. Each week I eat a little worse, then a little worse, this week has already been bad, and it’s only Wednesday. And [...][...]
February 19th, 2008 - 8:30 am § in Cycling
A thing of beauty
I woke up this morning at 5am to start riding outside in the morning. The benefit of riding in the morning instead of after work: no traffic, you get to see the sun rise, you get to start your day with fresh air. The bad part? It’s the coldest time of the day. Generally the [...][...]
February 18th, 2008 - 8:06 am § in Race Reports
Race Report – Cherry Pie Road Race
I was really nervous, going into this race. I haven’t done much road racing, and I know I have a lot to learn. The last road race (and only one) I did was Silverton last year, where I had my ass handed to me within about 10 miles of the race. It was sad. Although [...][...]
February 15th, 2008 - 10:36 am § in Uncategorized
In the news
Brett’s ghost bike stolen, then returned. From what I can tell about the ghost bike, it looks to be someone who just wanted a bike saw it, and took it, unknowing that it was a memorial. Silly thief. From the letter they left with the bike, they sound pretty apologetic, which is kind of a [..[...]
February 14th, 2008 - 1:31 pm § in Uncategorized
Valentine’s my middle name
No…it is. Literally. Happy V Day! Get some bike love. [...]
Swimmin again
Last night I joined the Portland Triathlon Club for their season opener: swim workout at Dishman community center. Looks like I’ll be joining the club another year, and I’ll just see what happens. The workout went well, I felt really strong, despite not swimming at all the last few weeks[...]
