And I thought PIR was bad. At least PIR is slow. For those of you not in the know, the POC course is extremely flat, but very narrow, so maneuvering in the group becomes very difficult. They were running the Masters with the Cat 4’s, for a group size of about 35-40, because of the flatness, [.[...]
Archive for March, 2008
March 28th, 2008 - 10:41 am § in Workouts
Ass = kicked
I got home from work last night with approximately an hour to get in a hard interval workout on the trainer. I haven’t had a good interval workout in a number of weeks, so I was looking for some serious pain. And boy did I find it. I felt like crap, my legs were leaden and [...][...]
March 26th, 2008 - 3:23 pm § in Workouts
Finding inspiration
I watched 2 cycling dvd’s this weekend (both from the multco library if you want to check them out). One was a documentary about the Paris-Roubaix in the 70’s called A Sunday in Hell. It’s pretty awesome, although the dialog from the riders and coaches wasn’t translated (my r[...]
March 26th, 2008 - 7:30 am § in Ride Reports
45-mile Tuesday
A few guys on my team did 4-days-of-pain Saturday-Tuesday, essentially riding between 70-100 miles every day, in an attempt to prepare for Elkhorn. I rode with them Saturday and Sunday, and since I don’t have spring break, decided to do my own ride last night after work. The basic route was Hi[...]
March 23rd, 2008 - 1:48 pm § in Cycling, Ride Reports
105 miles in the saddle
When a team mate called Saturday’s ride “Springer’s House of Pain” I knew I was in for it. The ride was slated to be 70 miles, and out and back over Clapshaw and up Timber Road. In case you are unaware, Clapshaw involves climbing, lots of climbing. Timber also involves climbi[...]
Week suck
Well, I did get out and ride pretty darn hard on Tuesday night. In fact, once we crested Skyline at a vomit-inducing pace, my legs were pretty much completely fried and I had to limp home. Usually I’m not like that, so I figured I must still be achey from that killer race on Sunday. [...][...]
The Banana Belt wrap-up
A few thoughts post-Banana. First of all, I’ve discovered I like road racing more then I thought I would. A lot more. Those shots of adrenaline when you’re about to make a break…there’s just nothing like it. Seriously. The build/power training I’ve been doing the last m[...]
March 17th, 2008 - 4:07 pm § in Racing
Some interesting stats
Holy crapola. I am currently #1 in the state for women cat 4 BAR (Best All-Around Rider). How this happened? Well, there’s really only been a few races this year, and I just happened to have done pretty much all of them, and placed top 10 in all of them (except the unfortunate flat at [...][...]
March 16th, 2008 - 7:18 pm § in Race Reports
Banana Belt #3
Wow. W-o-w. What a race. I went in feeling awesome, which is surprising after yesterday. I was pumped. I could feel the adrenaline running through my system; in fact I could feel it last night, as I imagined myself attacking. I envisioned myself on a climb, jumping up into the lead and just taking o[...]
March 15th, 2008 - 9:49 pm § in Uncategorized
Elkhorn Stage Race
[ June 20, 2008 to June 22, 2008. ] holy crap.[...]
