Training Log: igoup

Tired

Chest, back & arms. Tired.

WU + in between + CD

Turbo Velo C = 10laps
16/31

Strong south wind. I totally missed that a break got away; that's the problem with being in back. AJ and Jason tried to bridge but got stuck. I got stuck at the front of the rest of the pack. I pushed to get away and brought me and Greg back to AJ and Jason. Soon, what was left of the main pack caught us; we formed a group of 8. The wind left small clumps scattered behind. Jason surged to soften up our group. Then with about one + 3/4 I surged to do the same, ie, to force others to chase. Meanwhile, AJ hid. I led our group for a bit over half a lap. That was too long. I pulled off and was fried. AJ was able to be beat the rest in our group but there were still 7 from the break ahead. I should have taken a shorter pull, avoided getting so gassed, and be ready to do it again. Cruised home solo in 16th. It was fun to be active and not just following in the group.

Turbo Velo B = 12 laps (winners did 13)
34 / 47

Wind. Bigger speed variations. I was fine for 2 laps. The third lap required a lot of work, which was costly. The tailwind surges on laps 4 and 5 kept stretching my ability to hang on; it took me a long time to close on the 5th lap. The surge on lap 6 created a gap I could not close. POP! I time trialed the rest, which was still hard. Got lapped just before my finish. Oh well.

Clear ski, cool air, warm water, foggy ghosts coming off flat water.

Lifting PT in the garage.

Mostly core.

2 x Kessler Boxing Match
My PR is 23:03 and today I was 23:11 and 23:28. Both times I had bad luck with traffic. My rule is to not be aggressive with traffic -- if I get lucky, great, if I don't, accept it. So, given that I was so close twice after getting held up on both is pretty good, particularly after having done some leg work yesterday.

I was overdressed. It was a little damp, cloudy and windy when I left so I took precautions. But then the sun came out so I was a little warm.

A good ride.

Rain and thunder all day. I ran in the morning. It was only drizzly when I started. However, apparently I was farting around for too long between checking the radar and getting out. It soon started raining hard with thunder and lightning. I decided I needed new running shoes a decision made independent of the weather conditions.

Right after running Lisa and I went to Peak. Total body including deadlifts and squats. Since I haven't done those in a while, I tried to be a bit conservative. On the whole, today's activities were probably more productive than another long bike ride.