Training Log Archive: veinbuster

Day 1 free weights
I realized this morning that the set in this workout I most look forward to is:
Curl with an outward twist (quarter turn), extra weight on the outside end, standing on one leg.

Beat the rain.

Today I was scheduled to ride 80km south to meet a guitar buddy doing the Civil War Century. He and his riding club decided to stay in New Jersey rather than coming to Gettysburg and ride in the pouring rain. I decided to try and get in the distance to Gettysburg before the rain started.

Looking out the window as the sun came up, the sky was clear and I was on the road right at sunrise. The edge of the cloud was clearly visible to the west and it gobbled up the sun by the 10km point. Just me and the cool damp air. Even though I handily beat the rain, the outside of my jacket was soaked by the time the ride was over. 33C and humid yesterday and 13C this morning will do that.

I did the time trial route, but just trying to maintain a nice steady pace. 4 straight sub 11 intervals outbound sticking in the low 160s. Easy turn around through town and solid sub 11s on the open road coming back. All the churches in Mechanicsburg had sales out in spite of the forecast so it was pretty slow navigating through that traffic, but they were all well behaved so it was really a relaxing cool down. I added a little hill loop to the end to get the full 50km and punched over the 6% at well over 20km/hr to check how tired the legs were.

Great ride. I did notice that all the time on the road with the Greenspeed has the legs spinning pretty nicely. I'm comfortably cruising open flat road in the low 30km/hr with 4 or 5 gears to spare. Heart is quickly dropping from 160 to 145 just slowing down for a red light.

Food experiment: Mamma Chia mango coconut. A bit lumpy but easy to drink and fairly tasty. Pocket Fuel type format, but much more liquid and not nearly as packed with energy.

C • Solid ride! 2

Waiting for a 2 pm meeting delaying my normal bike ride without traffic.

Day 3 resistance bands, push-ups, abs
Bike was on the agenda, but over 2 inches of rain today just tapering off

Day 2 free weights, push-ups, abs

37C in the heart of the commuters. They don't quote humidex here, but it was hot enough that I finished a water bottle before I usually start drinking. I cut the ride short by a 7km loop after the second paramedic stopped traffic. I imagined they were picking up victims of heat and decided not to push it - my second water bottle was empty anyway.

C • Ugh 1

Lazy start to a travel day

Day 1 free weights