Training Log Archive: PatrickGarcia

Event: Grand Traverse Bike
 

https://www.strava.com/activities/702542643

Forgot my watch until after the first little grunt. This is a serious bike race, no easy spinner climbs, just monster mashing climbs with nasty hike a bike sections. Which, of course, means that it was fucking awesome and super hard. The easiest climb (the only climb without a hike section) is the opening climb which is 4.5 miles at 13% sustained. We took freezing rain all the way to Taylor Pass which meant thumbs were frozen and we were all trying to shift with our palms. Proper backcountry shit! I slashed a tire (again) on a section I shouldn't have been riding, frustrating. Took me forever to fix the flat w/frozen fingers and I exploded my Co2 all over so had to use my mini hand pump. Then I babied the descent I'd have hammered off Star Pass b/c I was scared of flatting with the tube in the rear tire. Derailleur broke somewhere along the line too! So, two bike races and I'm yet to come out without a mechanical. That aside, I'm coming back to see how fast I can go on proper legs.

C • Sounds like you had a blast!! 2

Event: Grand Traverse Run
 

https://www.strava.com/activities/702542645

Grand Traverse Run. Went out easy and ran pretty well for most of it. Did struggle hard between Taylor and Ajax which cost me a bunch of time miles 29-36 (bummer, but ok). Ended up with a 2 minute PR. It's basically impossible to save your legs well at this for the bike because the descent down into Aspen is just so fucking steep.

4x 10 reps:
22.5# Fly
50# Dumbbell Shrug
50# Dumbbell Pull

Bench Reps:
10 @ 145#
8 @ 150#
6 @ 155#
4 @ 160#

Back late from SD last night. Had to pry myself out of bed to do this. Want to keep it rolling a bit after a nice break. Just base stuff this week with the races on Saturday and Sunday. Weight slightly up which is expected with less running and more food.