Shake update
So everyone is starting the obligatory training-update posts. Here is mine! I’ve been pretty quiet about the training plan stuff- mainly because this year I want things to be a little more open-ended so that I don’t get burnt out by the time ‘cross time rolls around. By August of last year, I wasn’t really [...]
Read moreShane and Train eat some Pain… on hilly terrain…. ok. I’m done:
Shane and I met up at 8:30 for some more VO2max suffering at the dover GC climb. 4 reps, 4 minutes each @ a nearly impossible 440w average. (hey math geeks, here’s a math problem: I weigh 190, shane weighs like 145. with an average grade of 5%, what was his average power?). this was [...]
Read moreUsing the Google to discover the internets
I just used the Google searcher to find out about the team that a racer-pal (Mr. Bailey) is riding for this year (Pedros)…and stumbled upon a whole new world! A lot of people out there have something called “Blogs” which is apparently jargon for a “web-log”. Wowzers. When I dialed-up to the internets and went [...]
Read moreThe blade sharpens: first AWC workout of the season
AWC= Anerobic Work Capacity Level 6 – “Anaerobic Capacity Anaerobic Capacity efforts are done at time intervals of usually 2minutes or less and are very intense short, hard efforts. The intensity of these efforts is far beyond what can be maintained aerobically. It supra –maximal intensity, ie. it requires more than 100% of your Vo2 [...]
Read moreTraining alone or with company: the dilemma unfolds
I read an interesting article in VeloNews this morning. The overall message was that riding solo was simply a workout, but that the real joy was in riding/racing with friends. It motivated me to compare the last two workouts I did, one with teammates and one solo. It is hard to quantify the fun I [...]
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