big hillin'
friday was an off day from the bike. for some reason i got a ton of stuff done at work - things that have been hanging over my head for a bit.
saturday we had a lazy day. breakfast and then concerts in the rotunda which this weekend was ballet (calvin loved it). more coffee and walking on state street and then home. as i was getting ready to ride it started to rain - i waited until it stopped but ended up getting pretty wet. i thought for sure sunday was going to be a mud fest but...
when i arrived at the venue it was dry. like, no signs of any water dry. which is ok because if that course had been a mud fest i would have gotten like 3 laps. the hills were ridiculous - just like last year. i got a good start, third wheel again going into the first climb of the hills. held for a bit, got passed by melcher/harms/maciej/unwin. passed lee after he flatted and newlin with whatever issue he was having. and that was about it. the course was brutally tough and while i used to consider myself a climber this proves that i'm better on power climbs rather than sustained climbs. something to put on my list to work on. at times i closed on maciej but as soon as i'd start thinking i could catch him he would surge. we were both having 'off' days but at least i felt like i was in the race. ended up fifth for the second time in two races. heading to my 'home' course for the last 4 races of the season - i love badger prairie and hopefully i can regain my form from earlier in the season.
too foggy to ride in (also, afternoon/early evening rain is on the forecast). i'll get out for a run tonight which i have been meaning to start adding in more of.
last week:
m: 1:40 (commute, add on)
t: 1:00 (commute)
w: 1:40 (commute, add on)
r: 1:00 (commute)
f: 0 (planned rest)
s: 1:00 (rainy mtb ride)
n: 1:45 (booty cross)
total: 8:05
my volume has remained steady but i'm feeling stale out there. hopefully mixing it up a little (running, intervals) this week will re-energize my legs.
happy monday.
saturday we had a lazy day. breakfast and then concerts in the rotunda which this weekend was ballet (calvin loved it). more coffee and walking on state street and then home. as i was getting ready to ride it started to rain - i waited until it stopped but ended up getting pretty wet. i thought for sure sunday was going to be a mud fest but...
when i arrived at the venue it was dry. like, no signs of any water dry. which is ok because if that course had been a mud fest i would have gotten like 3 laps. the hills were ridiculous - just like last year. i got a good start, third wheel again going into the first climb of the hills. held for a bit, got passed by melcher/harms/maciej/unwin. passed lee after he flatted and newlin with whatever issue he was having. and that was about it. the course was brutally tough and while i used to consider myself a climber this proves that i'm better on power climbs rather than sustained climbs. something to put on my list to work on. at times i closed on maciej but as soon as i'd start thinking i could catch him he would surge. we were both having 'off' days but at least i felt like i was in the race. ended up fifth for the second time in two races. heading to my 'home' course for the last 4 races of the season - i love badger prairie and hopefully i can regain my form from earlier in the season.
too foggy to ride in (also, afternoon/early evening rain is on the forecast). i'll get out for a run tonight which i have been meaning to start adding in more of.
last week:
m: 1:40 (commute, add on)
t: 1:00 (commute)
w: 1:40 (commute, add on)
r: 1:00 (commute)
f: 0 (planned rest)
s: 1:00 (rainy mtb ride)
n: 1:45 (booty cross)
total: 8:05
my volume has remained steady but i'm feeling stale out there. hopefully mixing it up a little (running, intervals) this week will re-energize my legs.
happy monday.
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