Training Log Archive: 'Bent

Workout 2+ rehab (partial) Brought BZdog down to supervise me.

Run in with AD. Lots of trucks in town.
Nice night for a run home.

C • Two runs today? 2

Nice cool run in with AD, and easy run back in the heat.

Commute with AD. Nice and cool in the morning, but hot on the return.

Chris Boardman's track record on an unfaired bike just got beaten by amateur Mattias Koenig on an unfaired recumbent. This record has stood since 1996, even though Boardman's Lotus track bike has since been labelled illegal for the hour record. Boardman is an olympic gold medalist.

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Run with Goose from the Tai Chi centre to Hockley. Great to be out but leg felt tight. Not sure if blood donation Tuesday is still affecting me, but this was far enough.

Pickup by Coach LD with great recovery goodies, then back to pooch care.

C • Blood donation and running 2

More rehab, lots of dumbell work and back to the Lumberjack business.

Scoot around the 'hood with AD to check out the newly bulldozed trail.
Slow going on soft sand until it settles. They also plowed right through the poison ivy, so we had to bushwhack around that section.

I used the older aluminum 'bent as the carbon one is getting an upgraded pivot from the local mechanical genius. Shifting was a bit wonky until I tore the derailleur right off- turns out the idler had siezed since I last rode it at Storm the Trent. Luckily, I had a spare in stock, and have a hanger aligner tool too, so back in business.

Brought BZ around outside to the adventurebasement, and settled him in our spare crate while I did some rehab and part of workout 1.

Saw Thumbs-of-death for my back and hamstring.

New human-powered speed record- dead calm, dead flat, 142kph by Canadian Todd Reichart in Aerovelo- a windowless bullet.

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Here's what it looks and sounds like going by!


Fast enough to engage the Flux Capacitor.

C • Just so you know 5