Weekend

Today it was 2 hours 30 minutes on the Road Bike. I did some uphill power tap checks, which have really helped me focus on power pedaling.

This weekend will be very busy for me, I hope to do 4 races.....

Little By Little

It was 3 hours of steady riding tonight on the Tuesday night ride. The theme for the ride was climbing, and there was lots of uphill practice to be had.

Little by little I can feel my strength coming back after my very long and drawn out sickness.

The legs started to really turn over well as the ride progressed. I will be better and stronger then before, as getting past my illness will lead me to actually being better then ever.

I will continue to improve all aspects of my racing and riding.

OUCH!

It is never a smart idea to try and race when you are sick and lacking power and stamina. But it does create some serious pain in the legs and tearing apart of muscle tissue. I did the Early Bird Road Race, and the Early Bird Crit this weekend. Now I am so sore, and so ready to improve on my form. Being sick, my rides were as bad as they can be..... and the efforts really hurt!

However, this suffering will make me so much better in the near future.

Comeback

After all the sickness and the time spent with the Doctor in the operation room, I am now left with a comeback. I must work to comeback, better, stronger and faster. I am starting to feel like I have some energy to train and some strength in my legs. I will work to improve.

Down - But Not Out

It was a visit to the Doctor and a 2 hour medical procedure today. Not my regular type of training.

This is a step I had to take to get to full strength in the very near future.

Saturday A.M. Ride

I felt good on the Saturday morning ride thru Pebble Beach considering I am seriously sick. I have been blowing stuff out my nose for a few days and am the proud owner of a sore throat. I still felt ok going up the climb today and actually felt better as the ride went longer. I need some serious rest. When I get past this sickness, I will be ready to really throw down some aggressive riding.

Thursday Ride

It was some hard power efforts on my ride today. Just some surges uphill to work on my power and snap. Then it was time in the drop bars spinning the legs hard.

Rest

It was no riding and all resting today. I can feel my legs recovering. Tomorrow I will do hill intervals.

Under The Lights

The Tuesday night ride felt good tonight under the lights. It was a beautiful night out, and my legs responded to any efforts I put out. I will work on recovery for the rest of the week. Then, I am ready to work on surges and attacks on future road rides.

Sore

I am extremely sore after the past weekends riding and racing. I am sore everywhere.....my arms, legs, back.

This type of effort will make me stronger.

Hard Weekend

At the Saturday morning ride I had good legs. I felt good on the climb and was ready to do some attacks, but forced myself to hold back trying to save for the race Sunday.

Sunday, race #1 was fast and hard, with constant surges by the group. It was a very hard race.

Race #2 was the Single-Speed race. I made the front group and felt under control and able to respond to the hard efforts from the other riders. After nearly 20 times up the climb at full speed during two races I did feel some cramps in the legs for sure.

This hard weekend of racing will truly benefit me in the future. I want to keep improving and go to another level with my riding.

Saturday Moring Ride

This weekend will start out with the Saturday morning group ride in Monterey. Followed by some good food and stretching.

Then the CCCX Cross Series final race on Sunday. I especially like the CCCX final course I created. It will be demanding and a challenge to race on.

Tuesday Night Ride

It was some very steady climbing on the Tuesday night ride. At times it was fast climbing and a good fight uphill, other times it was steady and controlled. I like the climbing sessions the most.

Smooth Pedaling

The legs felt good up the climb on the Saturday morning ride today. They were spinning nice and I felt smooth and in control on the bike.

Suffer

I suffered up the San Bruno Hill-Climb race. It was not how I want to ride. I was ill the night before the race, and this set me back for sure.

Hill Climb

Sunday it was 2 scouting trips up Mt. San Bruno. The hill climb race is this week and I know it will hurt, but I must be prepared to suffer without giving in to the pain of the effort.

Training Week

I had a strong week of training, but lacked snap when it mattered on the Saturday morning ride. I had steady riding during the week, some good rest days, and felt I was ready to climb. Yet when it mattered most I could not accelerate. I will keep working to improve. I did 5 hours on Saturday & 75 miles. Then Sunday I will scout the Mt San Bruno hill climb course.

Work

I will continue to work on improving riding uphill. My climbing will improve, because I will continue to work on my spinning, my cadence, my power output, and my core strength.

Rest

I am focusing on rest now. I want to ride, but need to take a step off the bike and take a step forward in getting recovered. My legs feel great and really ready to spin.

Night Ride

It was 2 hours 30 minutes tonight on the Tuesday ride. I worked on spinning the legs when climbing, and keeping a high cadence. I need rest now, as my legs are pretty worked over after back to back days of long rides with high cadence spinning.

TODAY

Today it was 3 hours and 30 minutes on the Road bike. Lots of spinning of the cranks and 90+ RPM. My legs feel ready to attack and ready to ride so smooth spinning uphill. I will continue to work on climbing and feeling relaxed when going uphills.

Day Off

I wanted to race this Sunday, but my legs were sore and so I needed a day off. To keep strong, sometimes I have to back off and get some forced rest. Now I will be able to get some good riding and training in the next week leading into the end of the year. Then Jan. 1st is the Mt. San Bruno hill-climb.

Legs Turning Over

I felt really tight in the legs on the Saturday morning ride. My muscles felt spent. Still I was right at the front of the group at the top of the climb. Then my legs felt really bad, and did not want to turn over. I will keep working on my climbing and take the good with the bad.