October 2007

Cruising Day 3 – Still at Sea

Early this morning, while looking out the window I saw dolphins! I woke Heather up to show her and we watched as the dolphins played

Set Sail

Today we set sail on a cruise of the Mexican Riviera. Heather has cruised before but I never have and didn’t know what to expect.

Record Emmett-Horseshoe Bend Loop

After a few easy days, today I went out and hammered! I did yet another Emmett-Horseshoe Bend loop. Instead of doing intervals, I just rode

RWA, BP and Other Road Work Acronyms

So when you’re riding by yourself, you have time to think about things. I always noticed letters spray-painted on the side of the roadways and

Another MAP Test

Now that I’ve noticed some improvement in my wattage, I decided to do another MAP test. This time I maxed out at 389 watts for

Two in Row

Today I followed up yesterday’s workout with a true 2×20 LT session. Nothing exciting to report but based on perceived exertion, I think my FTP

Short and to the Point

I was rushed this morning since I had a lunch appointment so I didn’t have as much time as I thought I would for my

My Favorite Local Ride

My first Emmett-Horseshoe Bend loop of my “official” season and it was great! My plan was to do 2×20 intervals, well really a 1×20 then

Nice Ride with Company

Rode with Heather and Dan today. It was  beautiful day and we headed out west to Emmett Rd, then up over Little Freezeout. We winded

2×15’s

Today I did my first structured workout of the season: two 15-minute lactate threshold (LT) intervals. I usually do 2×20’s, but am being conservative as

1-Hour FTP Test

After a couple week of riding, then a forced break while I was in LA, I thought I’d change the start of my 2008 training

Peak 1-min MMP

I didn’t workout at all during our trip so today I made up for it. I went out and did a sprint workout and since

Track Racing

Well we’re back home from Elite Track Nationals and both feel a little post-race depression. Heather is doing the “should’ve, would’ve, could’ve” thing, regarding her

Track Nationals Team Pursuit

Our team name was the Underdogs. Shelly Olds started us off, I was 2nd, and Kele Murdin was 3rd. We had a good start lap.

Track Nationals Points Race

There were 22 of us who started. I started on the rail. We rolled out for the neutral lap and the race started. We were

Track Nationals Scratch Race

I warmed up on rollers for 20 min with a two pushes. There were 21 of us who started the 10 km scratch race. I

Track Nationals Pursuit

I warmed up on the track for 58 min. I did 2 x 500 m pushes with splits of 19.0, 18.8 (I had to get

Elite Track Nationals

We’re back in sunny southern California at the LA Velodrome, this time for USA Cycling’s Elite Track National Championships. I’m here to support Heather as