Monday, January 16, 2012

Another week...


Hi All!

Well another week down on another 3-week training block. Everything is right on track, the legs feel good, the power numbers are good, and my motivation is staying strong. Here's this last weeks program...

* Monday: Rest
* Tuesday: 2x20's
* Wednesday: 60-min endurance
* Thursday: 2x20's
* Friday: 30-min recovery spin - core workout
* Saturday: 4.45hrs on the road
* Sunday: Hill Repeats 5x San Elijo Rd. - 1x Double Peak Park

This last Saturday was one of those days on the bike that was just pure fun. Most every ride is fun, a portion of it anyway. Some rides more then others, and some rides honestly just feel like work. Saturday everything just clicked.

The original plan was to drive out to Pine Valley to meet a friend and ride the Laguna Mtn area. The forecast for the day was nice enough, but out in the high mountains you never know. About 7am, I received a call from my friend who was already in Pine Valley informing me that the weather was a bit "sketchy". Well needless to say, we both agreed that it wouldn't be the best idea for me to make the long drive. Much appreciated call!

Instead, I ended up meeting up with a couple of friends here in San Marcos for a planned ride up to San Clemente and back, a good 100-miler. We never quite made it to San Clemente, but instead turned around 3/4's the way through Camp Pendleton, and worked our way down the 101 to Solana Beach. Along the way we were picked up by the remnants of the Swamis Ride, and proceeded to blast our way down the coast. We stopped at Java Depot for a much needed coffee, and then made our way in to Rancho Santa Fe, Escondido, and back to San Marcos. All in all, 84-miles, 18mph avg, 3200kj's. Solid! The ride was just a bit of everything, and the best part, the legs felt great!

One more week of hard training, then a rest week. I'm looking forward to that! I hope all is well, until next time...

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