This week has been the week of the bike. Every day out at least an hour in the sunshine; Monday 2.5 hours, Wednesday 2 hours, Thursday 3 hours, Friday 1 hour, Saturday 2.5 hours, Sunday race. And almost all in the sun, it’s really amazing. I finally got into my groove and am feeling really [..[...]
Archive for February, 2009
February 17th, 2009 - 7:41 pm § in Uncategorized
Monday ride, Tuesday rest
On a sunny Monday morning, I went out on the PV ride, leaving from Multnomah Village. There was a large number of people there, it being a holiday (apparently), so I jumped up to the front and pushed it up the first set of hills, breaking the group into a faster and slower groups (I [...][...]
February 15th, 2009 - 6:52 pm § in MTB
Reacquainted with the Mountain bike
For the first time in a long time, I went mountain biking. Just a simple little ride on Leif Erikson, but it was sunny and we got heinously muddy. I’m remembering how awesome it is, how much I’ve missed being in the woods, and how much I want to get out and go camping! Next [...][...]
February 14th, 2009 - 9:28 pm § in Cycling
Monster team ride; No job Day Two
Today’s team ride was… awesome. Just about 70 miles, just about 4 hours. Going hard most of the time, I sprinted up the hills and KOM’d once, it was fun. I completely destroyed myself, and for the most part did not require baby sitting. I am feeling like by the end of this build, I[...]
February 13th, 2009 - 8:01 pm § in Uncategorized
Another victim of Recession 09: Day One
I’ve decided to write a blog post a day about being laid off until I have another job. So here goes. The day didn’t start out too well; I was kind of hung over from Hopworks, I had a head ache, was pretty tired, and once again, I had nothing to do at work. After about [...][...]
February 13th, 2009 - 9:47 am § in Uncategorized
Topsy Turvey
Well, my racing season just went to hell. I just got laid off. So I will not be able to afford racing fees. Poop. [...]
February 13th, 2009 - 8:41 am § in Cycling
Roller redemption
I was feeling pretty crappy after Wednesday’s sucky workout(s). I spent most of Thursday dreading my vo2max intervals, wondering if i would be able to sit on my bike for more then 30 minutes, much less the prescribed 90. But I did what I always do: the second I got home I shed all my clothes[...]
February 12th, 2009 - 9:45 am § in Cycling
Winter training hurts
Long hours on the bike plus darkness/cold when I get home from work equals lots of time on the rollers/trainer. I’m starting to feel the effects of a real training schedule. Yesterday was a definite low for me. I woke up at 5am to get in 2 hours on the rollers; I was still completely thrashed [...]
February 9th, 2009 - 9:06 am § in Cycling
When the hammer drops
We woke to a brillant Saturday. Warm, sunny, and we were headed to the Edgefield for one of my favorite rides: Larch Mountain/Bullrun. I knew it would be an epic day, especially because it wasn’t going to be the entire team. I much prefer the rides with 10-15 people, even if the chance of me [[...]
February 5th, 2009 - 9:22 pm § in Cycling
VO2 Max: oh how I missed thee
Tonight’s 1.5 hours on the rollers involved some long-ish VO2 Max intervals, which I haven’t purposefully done in…um… ummmmm . . . w o w . Early November maybe? So it’s been a while. I’ve been purposefully learning to ride slow, learning to cultivate rest. A few w[...]
