There seems to be something to this whole resting thing. Me and Alex did hill repeats on Thompson yesterday (3000′ climbing total…) and I felt completely awesome. Suddenly I don’t feel like such a weakling any more. Score. Still no sugar. Although I did have 2 bites of donut this m[...]
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April 22nd, 2008 - 10:31 am § in Workouts
Some modifications
Week 2: Tuesday: intervals (1.5 hours) Wednesday: 50 miles 1-1.5 hours easy/moderate Thursday: 35-40 miles hill repeats >Friday: 1-1.5 hours easy Saturday: team ride Sunday: 3 hours easy Week 3: >Monday: 1-1.5 hours easy Tuesday: intervals (1.5 hours) Wednesday: 50-55 miles 1-2 hours easy/mod [...]
April 8th, 2008 - 9:43 pm § in Workouts
You guessed it: Rest Week!
Willamette left my legs feeling like rubber. Monday was a complete break except a 60-minute easy yoga session. Today I did an hour on my trainer, 5×5 intervals at recovery pace (130bpm, 150bpm). This week I’m trying something new: rather then cutting down the cycling from 3 hard days duri[...]
April 2nd, 2008 - 8:27 am § in Workouts
Tuesday: 45 miles later
The sun is back! Me and Alex rode around 45 miles yesterday after work, and boy was it glorious. <a href=”http://www.mapmyride.com/ride/united-states/or/portland/318079097″>work-home-springville-thompson-home</a><br />&[...]
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[...]
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 6th, 2008 - 1:33 pm § in Workouts
My legs: Tired.
3rd week of my Build. Ouchies. I almost wanted to take a break, but I’m glad I didn’t. I swam on Monday, but my whole upper body was just plain dead. I got in a few good sets, but could only go 45 minutes the burning pain in my shoulders was just too great. I [...][...]
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[...]
