5.8.10

Sat a.m. ride -

* Did the Lodge group ride - super hot outside. Didn't feel all that great on the ride. Possible stomach virus / dehydration. Felt flat - no power and heart rate was VERY HIGH.



total time = 2:24 / 46 miles



Ride file

5.4.10 -- 5.7.10

* No training / riding from Tuesday thru Friday. Had some bad weather and other commitments (work related) -- decided to use as a recovery week.

5.3.10

PM - Recovery Ride
* Rode super ez mellow pace down to 1st entrance to Guana then back home. A little windy on the way out but had nice tailwind on way home.

ride time = 1:30

5.2.10

PM - mtb ride
* Rode to Hanna for a lap, then cruised back towards Jax Bch. Then I rode south through PV and went down to Solana Road to Roscoe Road... Did some road miles through Palm Valley and then did quick loop through Guana State Park. Then back down PV Blvd to home. Rode at 'enduro pace' -- fairly mellow - zone 2/3 stuff.

Total time = 3:19 / 46 miles

Ride File

5.1.10

State TT Championships - 2010

* Start time was around 10:15 for me so I got there around 9:30 - was able to get in a quick warm up (only about 15minutes) then lined up. The course was on Brandy Branch Road which runs North/South and is a pretty straight road with good pavement. There are two minor 'dips' which break some momentum up, but nothing to come out of the saddle for. The day was hot - around mid 80s. I decided to go out fairly conservative for the first 15 minutes -- as I wasn't completely warmed up yet. Knowing that the headwind on the way back was going to be tough - I decided to 'use' the tailwind on the way down, but stay within myself. I pushed it in a few spots - held between 27-31 fairly easily. I hit the turnaround at about 27minutes. As soon as I rounded the cone - the wind was like a brick wall. At first I could hold around 23-25 mph but my HR was high (188-190) - I knew I wouldn't be able to hold that... I felt like I could sit around 184 fairly comfortably, so I had to back it down a bit. I tried to keep in my position as much as possible but I did drink twice just because the heat was getting to me at around the 40min point. Occasionally, my speed would reach 25, but I saw it drop as low as 19 at one point. There was also a fair amount of vehicle traffic on the road - lots of big trucks that would cause some wind gusts when they flew by. At one point, I figured my sub-1hr goal was NOT going to happen. I tried to remain calm and just stay in my TT position and spin. I felt like I was going very slow. Finally, the last curve appeared and I rounded it and could see the finish line tent. There was also a rider up the road a bit, so this helped my psyche - by having a 'target' dangling in front of me. I figured it was about 1.5 miles out, so I shifted into a harder gear and went as hard as I could. My clock was around 57 minutes - so I was hoping my calculation was good and that would get me to the line around 59 minutes. The last 45 seconds hurt really bad, I could feel a slight twinge in my right calf as I was pushing and pulling with every bit of power I could find. The 'elusive sub 1-hr mark' was right in front of me and I wanted it BAD! I tried to look forward to help 'pull' myself toward the line -- and I didn't want to see how high my HR was! I crossed the line just under 59minutes (58:52) !! I was way stoked. This was good enough for 2nd place in cat 4. The guy who won went just over 56min! That's fast.

It was a good time - always fun to push it hard under racing conditions. After that me and Steph hit up the Cool Moose Cafe for some lunch and then went and saw Jeff & Andie's new little baby boy, Leighton. Overall a great day.

Ride File

4.30.10

*Off* - took the night off from riding - working on TT bike for State TT Championship tomorrow.

4.29.10

PM Ride - TT workout
* Did the County Line Group ride - rode my TT bike. I sat in for majority of ride but did a few 60-90 sec efforts. Felt really good.

Ride time = 1:35 / 35miles