Training Log Archive: veinbuster

Shortened a bit hoping to get out before the wind came up.

Took the drone to the marsh for this week’s video clips. The wind came up fast, but I managed to get my footage. I also got extra exercise chasing things the the wind blew away while I was getting set up each time.

When I finished the video, it started misting. Not enough to wet the road, but enough to dampen the leading edge of everything.

Just a cruise along the river before the morning rain, which may have decided to skip us.

The downtown market was open with about 150 people lined up to do the small circuit of a few stands. We prefer an obscure market in the middle of the marsh.

The trail was busy enough that I looked back on city streets which had more predictable traffic.

Day 3 soloflex

Complete fail on dips. Too much stress on the front of my right shoulder.

I went out to the marsh to try and put in a bit of time at intensity 5. The air was still and traffic was light so I was able to maintain a steady pace, which helped keep my heart rate relatively low.

First hour gave me a new best distance by about a kilometre (I’ll have to look up my records for the exact about). I felt I was in good shape for a best 40km so maintained the pace and Garmin let me know when I finished that I trimmed a whopping 4 minutes 14 seconds off my old best. Then I backed off just a bit, but still managed a second hour noticeably over my previous best.

I must have gained some fitness over the winter. The 2kg of fat I converted to muscle might all be in my legs.

Age ride 11 (+5 indoors).

Day 2 soloflex and free weights

A nice easy ride at endurance pace. I had planned on a loop of the north moraine, but Mrs assumed I would do an age ride, so I didn’t want to disappoint. I was targeting a pace to finish in 3 hours, thinking that would be a sustainable pace for the Ride to Conquer Cancer.

I pulled out a bit more hose in my water bladder, and positioned it a bit differently in the tail bag. It worked well for drinking, until the mouth piece found its way into my spokes and got chewed off. I probably need to try a clip on the hose to attach it to the seat back or my jersey.

I’m also close to abandoning the reversed mono vision. It is a good set up for indoors, but not as good for ‘adventuring’. The right eye has good distance vision, but my brain still wants to show me the left eye view first. This is most noticeable trying to see around corners, where I’m used to a sharp left eye picking up anything of interest on the road.

Great ride, with minimal traffic most of the time. I could have comfortably ridden a couple more hours when I pulled into the driveway a few ticks past 3 hours.

Age ride 10 (+5 indoors)

C • Great riding! 3

Day 1 soloflex and free weights