Okay, the visitations and funeral is done. I have a race a week from Sunday. I haven’t ridden since 1984 (that’s what it feels like). So today, I hopped on the mountain bike and hit the trail. I didn’t do any specific exercise, just rode the trail. Enjoyed it. I did get to test the new GPS/HR monitor. Trying to get past the learning curve to see if I like it. Before I start,...
That’s what I feel like. I haven’t ridden in the past few days and I’ve had terrible eating habits. The next three days I have visitation and a funeral for my mom. On top of all that I have a really bad cold. All I want to do is sleep. I did buy this: This is the Garmin Forerunner 305 Heart Rate Monitor/Cadence/GPS. I bought it from Amazon because it was only $200 there. ...
I’m having a hard time keeping myself motivated. Got out of work early today, so I jumped on my road bike to complete the exercise scheduled for today. I did both workouts, but I just can’t get my HR into Zone 4 or 5 for any significant amount of time. I think my anaerobic endurance is much stronger than my muscular endurance. I thought it was opposite, but my muscles seem to give well...
Still trying to play catch up with my training so I’m altering this weeks schedule a bit. I’m still in the Build 2 phase so I need 8 hours. I highly doubt I’ll get that. Monday: Off (woohoo) Tuesday: Power Workout: Suppose to do spin but didn’t make it. Instead did a 1.5 hour ride on the road at moderate intensity. No specific intervals, just got out and road. Wednesday: Off Thursday: Muscular Endurance:...
Given my last post, my week did not turn out that good for training. I did get a 45 minute spin class in on Tuesday, which is good. I didn’t get back on the bike until Saturday when I did a short road ride. My body was tired from lack of sleep and being emotionally drained, it was hard to put in a long ride. Sunday I did a lap at CSGA, but that’s...
Next Race: September 23rd, Addison Oaks CPS Race #7 Period: Build 2 Goal is 7-8 hours of training. Monday: Off (woohoo) Tuesday: Power Workout: Do Spin Class at 5:30 a.m. Also 30 minutes of weight lifting prior to spin. Wednesday: Off Thursday: Muscular Endurance: 1.5 to 2 hour intervals on mountain bike trail. Also 30 minutes of weight lifting at 5am. Workout #1: 5 intervals, 10 minutes long, 3 minute rest between intervals. ...
Another new family member. Introducing the 2007 Specialized Roubaix Comp. I currently own the 2004 Specialized Allez Elite and I had no intention of upgrading. But then I walked in to Village bike and saw this beauty on the shelf. Um, hello. It was on sale too. It is a pricey bike, but I do 90% of my training on the road, so it will get used. Plus I sold my 2004 on eBay...
This past week was a terrible training week. I was sore from my previous workout so I took an extra day off. I spent a lot of time with my mom on the other nights so it was hard to make up that time. Instead of 5 hours of training, I got in 30 minutes. I hope that doesn’t come back to haunt me. I am now entering my Race week. I need 5...
Another snowboard trip, this time to Colorado. Great trip, although prefer Keystone over Breckenridge.
In my quest to train smarter and harder, I picked up this book. Just about every chapter pointed out something I did wrong this past season when it came to my training. First big error was overtraining. This is easily the biggest error most people make. Not enough RR days. Second biggest mistake was lack of structure. I would just get on my mountain bike and ride as fast as I could every time. ...
