april 28, 2008

rain today so i put in a good session on the trainer. did an hour and was able to push myself in the second half. here is the session...

10 min warm up
15 min 1on 1off
5min spin
15 min 1on 1off
5 min sprints on the min
10 min cool down

felt good. im going to destroy my old tt time this year!

april 27, 2008

didnt get out for the century clubs 100k ride today. kinda bummed out about it but made up for it with my own ride later in the day. let the clouds clear and the roads dry up before heading out and then took a good ride in that led me to the tt course. blew up one or two times on it which makes me wonder what gearing i should use. but overall i think my gearing will be near the same. know i pushed really hard on my way there so my legs werent as fresh as they would be in a normal tt.

on my way back i got into a great spinning tempo. kept great speed and felt very strong. was able to boost my a.s. up from 19.9 to a final 20.1mph for the ride. this may have been one the strongest rides i have had all year. ride;

t-1:52:26
d-37.66
as-20.1
ms-34.7

april 26, 2008

rode to work 3 more days this week.

d-22.2

april 25, 2008

went out with mike who i met at tamaques. he wanted to do some climbs so i basically went the same route as yesterday. didnt climb as much though which was ok with me. wanted to have a nice recovery ride from the 2 rides this week. i did however feel very strong up tracy. had a nice rhythm and spun in a low gear. doesnt feel like there is a difference climbing in the plasma from the cr1. may feel a little stronger. ride;

d-19.31

april 24, 2008

went out with johnny pi after work. decided to do hill repeats and it ended up being a crazy session. went up tracy rd 3 times, summit rd once, then ackerman once. climbed about 900 total feet. nothing compared to some rides last year but its a decent amount for me this time of year especially after the accidents. felt strong on the climbs and the bike handled well. met a guy who is training for a tri so got his number and know he will be down for some heavy training. things are shaping up for me to have a great summer. ride;

t-1:30:00
d-23.44

april 23, 2008

didnt have the odometer and went around tamaques i dont know how many times. rode really hard and did sprints, and track starts, and intervals. so overall i will be generous but reserved and say i average 19-19.5mph and rode for an hour and a half. so that would make about 25 miles or so but it felt more like a ride near 30. so, 28 miles it is. had a good ride though. talked with other riders and did some pace line stuff with them. good shit. ride;

t-1:30:00
d-28

april 22, 2008

just wanted to say , this year, i am logging all of my commute miles. so, it2 3.69 each way. at the end of the week im just going to post how many days i rode during the week and add up the miles from there. so,

d-14.76

april 21, 2008

went out with johnny pi after work today. put the aero bars on wanting to go to tamaques but he wanted to do shunpike rd so i sgreed with him. havent done climbing around here in a while so figured it would be good. started off ok, but my legs and ankles felt sore and tired. dont know how much of that was from work or the accidents. either way i felt tired.

it was a good course. but i know all the horrible eating ive been doing has been damaging me. also, maybe i should have lifted this off season. my legs just dont feel as strong as they did. i have spurts where i feel great but then there are the days i dont have any sustainable power. who knows. had a lot of trauma to my legs these past 3-4 weeks. may just think im over it when im not and need more time to heal.

one thing that made me feel better though. i got home and took the aero bars off. they were pinching the brake cables! especially the front brake. when i squeezed it, the brake stayed closed. that may have been causing friction and the slow feeling. i hope so. ride;

d-25.87

april 19, 2008

great ride today. went out with mike and rode the plasma for the first time. felt really good. only thing that i feel could be changed is either the stem angel, stem length, or where the shifters are. where they sit now i have to bend my wrist in order to shift gears/brake. not a big deal but would be great to have them right there.

so, the one thing that did happen on this ride that wasnt good. i crashed. again. fortunately not into parked car though. was climbing and just rolled to the side of the road and hit the drop off. the bike is fine. im slightly banged up but nothing major. the pedals hit the back of my legs. left leg in the calf, the right leg under the calf. and have some road rash on my right leg and my back. just grazed my helmet so no damage to the head again.

i got VERY nervous though. but overall its ok. just some cuts and bruises and a ding or two on the bike.

what a first ride! ride;

d-39.04

april 17, 2008

didnt ride today but wanted to update on new things. 1. im getting a new bike. 2. im riding to work starting tomorrow. 3. will wants to get a bike.

1. with the death of the cr1 i had some options. i could replace the frame for around $900 and then pay for labor, and sometime this year probably have to start getting new components. marc offered me a killer deal on a new bike after we negotiated and settled on a price for new scott. a 2006 plasma. its a time trial frame but im going to convert it into a road bike by using a longer stem, risers in the headset, and dropping the seat down to the level i had it on the cr1. hopefully this works out good. if i feel like i did on the plasma like on did on the cr1 im going to explode this summer.

2. starting tomorrow im riding to work. with the cost of the new bike using my legs instead of the car will save me money on gas. this is going to set me back quite a bit so everything is going to get tightened up this summer. no new clothes unless on a crazy sale. no new jerseys for sure unless they are less than $20. yeah, gotten pay this shit off.

3. will wants to ride which i think is cool. its nice to see that im influencing others to live a better life style through cycling. hope he sticks with it cause it will be good for him i think. just have to get stacey a bike and we are set to go this summer!

new bike;

april 16, 2008

wanted to get out and do some hill repeats but was just very tired. got out regardless and managed a couple burts of maintained speed but nothing that was heavy training. once at the park started to try on interval work but just didnt have the legs for it. ended up going home putting in just over an hour. not too glad about how i felt on the bike today but glad i got out regardless.

going to take a day or two off and wait for the new bike. hoping that the new bike is ready on friday. cant think of a third weekend without riding. ride;

d-19.1

april 14, 2008

went out with johnny pi from work today. did a nice ride around tamaques. ended up doing a very nice interval in almost a time trial mode. ended up lapping but not to say i didnt work for it. he is a good rider for his age and especially for the bike he is on. good ride though. ride;

d-25

april 10, 2008

twice up tracy then went to tamaques where i did some sprints and then short interval work. legs were cramping by then. ride

d-46.11

april 9, 2008

YES!!!!!!

got out for the first time since my accident today. took the cannondale which was nice since i hadnt ridden it for a while. went to tamaques like planned and did some loops. one thing different from my plan was riding there instead of driving. and doing intervals! my leg was sore and my knee hurt too but i rode through it, hopefully that was the smart choice. had a nice time though. after an initial thought of should i ride or not after my leg hurt i pushed on and im glad thats what happened. ride;

d-16.35

*no computer

april 8, 2008

great news. after a week and a half i was able to complete a pedal stroke for the first time today! after getting the stitches out i came home and balanced on the cannondale. took a little push and some minor discomfort but the pedals went around. tomorrow i plan on taking it out for a spin. maybe going to drive to tamaques park and do some miles around the park. nothing major. want to make sure no injuries happen coming back from one.

so my target for the april 30 time trial is still on. hopefully will be able to do a decent time. but even if im not, at least i will ride!

april 5, 2008

man this sucks. no rides since the accident. have gained weight, am eating like a pig, and just am semi miserable. my injuries are getting better and apparently the scott can be saved which are both good news. so far with me my eye is healing well and have minimal damage left thats visable except for the bruising. my knee is going well too. the main pain im dealing with is in my right quads. feels like someone jammed a baseball into it and left it there. its difficult to bend my leg and yesterday was the first day going up stairs was semi manageable.

the scott was inspected by marc at efingers and he said there was no damage to the frame by some miracle. marc was able to get a crash replacement fork from scott that will only run $175. pretty good for a semi top of the line full carbon fork! after replacing that and fine tuning some other things the scott should be ready to go back on the road. but before that it needs to be reinspected by the guys in the cranford just for my piece of mind.

hopefully i can get back on the bike sometime this week. not going to go out and hammer obviously. just going to take the kona out most likely and spin around the back roads. just want to get the feel back into my legs and stretch out my leg a little more. as for a true 'comeback date' the 20th seems good for me. enough time to heal and come back to speed. going to ride on the trainer for a week before hand and maybe take the kona and cannondale out. definitely going to put the scott on the trainer and rock the shit out it though. much rather it fail on there than on the road.

looking to get back on the road!