You might be addicted to cycling if …
… you just lost your job but you’re happy because you got to wear your new bike shorts for the first time on your ride this morning!
That’s right, pilgrims, I’m out of a job as of today. Laid off for financial reasons. I’m glad I bought my road bike already. I wouldn’t be able to justify that purchase without an income.
I hope with my next job, I will have time to ride in the morning. Maybe even ride to work. Maybe even ride on my lunch hour. Maybe take every Monday off in the winter to go skiing.
As long as I can ride and keep my bike in repair (or get a new one as needed).
It’s nice not having a job. It’s that lack of income thing that’s the problem. 
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Logbook Daily Record for 05/31/2008
Health:
- Date: 05/31/2008
- Weight: 191
- Mood: Normal
- Resting Heart rate: 59
- Sleep Hours: 6
- Sleep Pattern: Normal
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You might be addicted to cycling if ….
… you just lost your job but you’re happy because you got to wear your new bike shorts for the first time on your ride this morning!
That’s right, pilgrims, I’m out of a job as of today. Laid off for financial reasons. I’m glad I bought my road bike already. I wouldn’t be able to justify that purchase without an income.
I hope with my next job, I will have time to ride in the morning. Maybe even ride to work. Maybe even ride on my lunch hour. Maybe take every Monday off in the winter to go skiing.
As long as I can ride and keep my bike in repair (or get a new one as needed).
It’s nice not having a job. It’s that lack of income thing that’s the problem.
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Cycle - 1.5 hours - 05/30/2008
Workout:
- Type: Cycle
- Date: 05/30/2008
- Time: 06:30:00
- Total Time: 1:28:36.00
- Average Heart rate: 122
- Calories: 632
- Distance: 20.01 miles
- Average Speed: 13.55 mph
- Max Speed: 34.2 mph
- Average Cadence: 81
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Logbook Daily Record for 05/30/2008
Health:
- Date: 05/30/2008
- Weight: 195
- Mood: Normal
- Resting Heart rate: 59
- Sleep Hours: 7
- Sleep Pattern: Normal
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Recruit the glute (s)!
This morning I rode out to the Albany Country Club and back, about 16 miles. I warmed up for 10 minutes and then did 15 minutes in Zone 2 (60-70%MHR), 30 minutes in Zone 3 (70-80%MHR), back in zone 2 for 15 minutes and finally a 10 minute cool down. Another beautiful day, 43 degrees, a little busier traffic-wise on this route but no problem.
I read about heels-down pedaling and sliding back on the saddle to involve the glutes more. I have been trying this especially on climbs and it seems to help. Many of the hills that used to be a dread to look forward to are now no problem. That seemed to be the case on this ride. I rode out from the house 40 minutes which put me almost to the country club clubhouse road and back. This is a fairly hilly route and while none of the hills ever caused me a problem they would put my HR over 90%. Not so today. I did notice some lactate burn in my quads while spinning after the hills though. Seemed unusual. I haven’t been noticing my quads at all for a long time. Thursday is usually a day off but I thought I’d train right through since I am not doing a long ride this weekend because the Tour de Cure 100K is next week.
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Training ride - 15Z2/30Z3/15Z2
Workout:
- Type: Cycle
- Date: 05/29/2008
- Time: 06:00:00
- Total Time: 1:16:14.00
- Average Heart rate: 120
- Calories: 522
- Distance: 16.26 miles
- Average Speed: 12.8 mph
- Max Speed: 31.3 mph
- Average Cadence: 77
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Recovery ride - 45 min in Zone 2
Meads Lane route plus a little bit to make 65 minutes (20 minutes warm-up and cool-down)
Workout:
- Type: Cycle
- Date: 05/28/2008
- Time: 06:00:00
- Total Time: 1:07:26.00
- Average Heart rate: 109
- Calories: 389
- Distance: 13.64 miles
- Average Speed: 12.14 mph
- Max Speed: 33.4 mph
- Average Cadence: 76
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Intervals!
As I mentioned, I started doing intervals a la Sally Edwards recommendation in my heart monitor booklet; 10/5/5 x 3, i.e. three sets of 10 minutes @ 50-70%MHR, 5 min @ 70-80 and 5 min @80-100. What I’m actually trying to do is 10 in the 60-70% range, for the 1st interval, that is, zone 2.
I’m really liking this workout. The first set is hard but after that I’m warmed up and diggin’ it. I’ve got a good cruisin’ level for the Pzone (80-100%) interval @ about 150bpm, that’s 85% MHR for me. Felt really great after this workout. I go out to a flat, quiet farm road (Mead’s Lane for you locals) with no intersections and just go back and forth on it for my workout.
The only problem I had was on my way back home after I finished. My chain came off the small cog when I started pedaling up a steep hill. Have to adjust the high limiter tonight after work.
Less than 2 weeks till the Tour de Cure!
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Intervals - 10HZ/5FZ/5PZ x 3
Workout:
- Type: Cycle
- Date: 05/27/2008
- Time: 06:00:00
- Total Time: 1:29:15.00
- Average Heart rate: 120
- Calories: 631
- Distance: 20.47 miles
- Average Speed: 13.76 mph
- Max Speed: 32.8 mph
- Average Cadence: 78
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