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2 flats, 1 dog chase, 2 deer, 1 dead skunk, 60 miles, 3 hours, and blue sky! Did you get out and ride today?

Posted in Cycling on November 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

What a great day to end the first week of the 2010 racing season!

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Long time no post….

Posted in Cycling, General on October 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

I am hoping to start posting again this fall. Things were a little wild this summer. I had a great racing season and accomplished all my goals. I have started my winter training program which includes 2/3 days a week in the weight room and some cross training (swimming and running).

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Fisk Knob Time Trial 2009

Posted in Cycling on April 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

7:00 65 Degrees, 9:00 50 degrees, 11:00 40 degrees, rain, 12:00 35 degrees, sleet, 1:00 32 degrees snow…1:47:00 roll out of the start house for 17 miles of riding on a somewhat hilly course….2:36:00 cross the finish line.
The day started out awesome. As I was loading the car it was 65 degrees outside. Wow, how [...]

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Build Week One

Posted in Cycling, General on March 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Well, build week one is in the books and it didn’t turn out all that bad. Three of the six rides were outdoors and only one ride was in nasty weather. This week I set records for my peak 1′, 5′, 20′, and 60′ wattages! I love riding outside.
The upcoming week looks like [...]

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Training Rotation Week 4

Posted in Cycling on February 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Today, started 4th week in my workout rotation. The dreaded “Recovery week”. Over the next 6 days (12 hours), I don’t get to let my heart rate rise over 150 bpm. This doesn’t lead to very challenging workouts, but its the end result that matters. The goal for the next 12 hours is [...]

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Its Tuesday, February 10th and its going to be 55 this afternoon!

Posted in Cycling, General on February 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

WOW, what a great day! With the weather so nice I decided to go ride outside. From the first pedal stroke to the last it was awesome! Even with the  15 mph head wind for the first 18 miles. The whole ride was 40 miles with an average wattage of 278.
While I was cooling down, [...]

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Did you ride today?

Posted in Cycling on February 5, 2009 | 1 Comment »

I have not posted in a couple of days, life has been very busy. My son has the flu, work has been a bit busy, the extra curricular activities my kids are involved in are taking up lots of time, and we have had a slew of doctors appointments the last couple of days. Even [...]

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Today’s Workout – January 29th 2009

Posted in Cycling on January 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Today’s workout was going to test my mental toughness. 3×1′ fast pedals, followed by 3×6 max climbing repeat intervals, and finally 3×2 power intervals. The hard part of this workout was the recovery time between the intervals; 30″ for the fast pedals, 1′ for the climbing repeats, and 1′ for the power intervals. I did [...]

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Stay focused, Stay relaxed, Stay smooth, Finish strong!

Posted in Cycling on January 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

I needed a confidence booster. I struggled with the last couple of CTS workouts.
Today I choose to complete: 2×5 2×6 at 310+ The plan was 10′ WU, 5′@310, 4′ R, 6′@310, 5′ R, 5′@320, 4′ R, 6′@330, 5′ CD
Great workout! I was mentally tough and met all my goals for the session.

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The build begins!

Posted in Cycling on January 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

My latest CTS field test went great! Round one I averaged 380 watts and round two was 382. I did the test on my rollers set at resistance level 3.
I learned an important lesson near the end of this CTS field test. Rollers are not your friend. Let me explain how I came to this [...]

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