Week #19 Highlights I'm mentally pooped! Air France pilots go on strike; the airline I chose to fly to France. Holy humidity batman; weekend temps and humidity were horrible. This has been a tough week of cycling. I pushed it extra hard thinking that this is my last full week of training for the 2016 Allianz cycling tour. I found out Sunday night this wasn't the case. I have another full week of training and was told by my training coach that my taper/rest would be while flying to … [Read more...] about Training Log Jun 6-12
Training Log May 30 – Jun 5
Week #18 Highlights I met Terry Roe and Ken Simpson on their first day of the Race Across America 2016 ride Felt strong on the bike all week; but I'm ready for the training to be over... Weekday Rides Tue, May 31, 2016 Distance 28.2 mi Moving Time 1:30:45 Avg Speed 18.7 mi/h Avg Watts 184 W Elev Gain 1,312 ft Wed, Jun 1, 2016 Distance 32.2 mi Moving Time 1:41:03 Avg Speed 19.2 mi/h Avg Watts 176 W Elev Gain 751 ft Thu, Jun 2, 2016 Distance 18.3 mi Moving … [Read more...] about Training Log May 30 – Jun 5
A Recap of My First Century
Distance 100.1 mi Moving Time 5:24:30 Avg Speed 18.5 mi/h Avg Watts 164 W Elev Gain 2,500 ft 15 Weeks of Training The 2016 Cap2Cap is a stepping stone as I train for the 2016 Allianz Cycling Tour in Europe. Riding my first century would be a good indicator on my preparedness for the big trip in June. If you follow my cycling journal you will see that my longest time in the saddle up to this point has been 4 hours. I've done that 3 times with the longest distance being 71 miles. So … [Read more...] about A Recap of My First Century
Training Log May 23-29
Week #17 Highlights I was able to bike outdoors for all 6 of this week's rides I ventured out to the Blue Ridge Parkway for some climbing I booked my flight for the big trip to Europe Weekday Rides Finally got in a week of all outdoor riding! Mon, May 23, 2016 Distance 16.0 mi Moving Time 57:00 Avg Speed 16.9 mi/h Avg Watts 142 W Elev Gain 633 ft Tue, May 24, 2016 Distance 28.2 mi Moving Time 1:34:06 Avg Speed 18.0 mi/h Avg Watts 184 W Elev Gain 1,486 ft Wed, … [Read more...] about Training Log May 23-29
Training Log May 16-22
Week #16 Highlights After last week's 2016 Cap2Cap century ride, this week was a complete flop! The rain continues to fall and I had to travel to Las Vegas for a conversion conference which prevented me from getting in the saddle. In the end it was okay as my body appreciated the rest. Weekday Rides I only got in a single weekday ride this week and it was on the trainer thanks to all the rain... Have I mentioned it keeps raining? Tue, May 17, 2016 Distance 15.0 mi Moving Time 1:01:39 Avg … [Read more...] about Training Log May 16-22
Training Log May 9-15
Week #15 Highlights I biked my first century at the 2016 Cap2Cap Ride It took 15 weeks to miss my second day of training Listen to your body when it says it needs a rest I've been cycling for 15 weeks in preparation for the 2016 Allianz cycling tour in Europe and riding my first Century in the 2016 Cap2Cap Ride is a checkpoint along the way. You can read my recap of the 2016 Cap2Cap Ride which I describe as amazing, and a bit of a let down. You will have to read the full recap to see … [Read more...] about Training Log May 9-15