I have been between a rock and a hard place many times. At work, at play, in relationships. I am sure many of you can relate.
Here are some rambling thoughts. I do not care if anyone reads this. It is my own therapy not yours.
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Extra 30 minutes of Beauty Sleep
Posted on July 29th, 2009 No commentsI negotiated with George today to get another 30 minutes of sleep. We started our ride at 6AM and booked it down to PCH and started climbing Yerba Buena. Riders up ahead so we slowly reeled them in. These 3 riders came up Westlake Blvd, down Mulholland. George rode with the rabbit, I stayed at the back and sucked wind while the other guys chatted and huffed a bit too. Found out one guy did the 508 last year in th 31 hours. Impressive even if he was 30 something. We stayed together through until we hit Potrero where George and I peeled off..
Overall a good training ride where I tagged my Lactate Threshold a number of times on the flats and in the hills. Stats to follow.
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Recovery ride
Posted on July 27th, 2009 No commentsHad a nice 30 mile recoery ride today. Legs feeling good and look forward to some more miles during the rest of the week.
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100 mile training ride
Posted on July 26th, 2009 No comments
Headed out this morning at 5:30 AM to beat the heat and ride a century with George. We went to Carpenteria and back. The last mile of the route required ascending the Potrero Wall at mile 99. Man that was tough but never stopped pedaling. We completed the route in 5 hour 51 minutes. Not really pushing the pace but a good benchmark to start from.
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New Garmin 705
Posted on July 25th, 2009 No commentsJust broke down and ordered one. I figured with all the riding it
will help me train better.
Trail Running Soul
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American Alpine Club
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