May 2008

Finished a VO2 Workout

I completed my first VO2 workout in a while and it didn’t feel too bad. I did 5×4-minute intervals with 3 minutes of rest. I

Some More Volume

I wasn’t planning on going too long today but I felt decent, just a little fatigued from yesterday’s ride. But I wasn’t riding with a

Hamilton Corner

Since the weather was so nice today, I couldn’t resist doing a long ride. I didn’t do any structured intervals, just rode as I felt

Pulling the Plug

Today was the Treasure Valley Road Race. I knew it wasn’t going to be a good race before it even began as I didn’t feel well

MAP Time

It’s been a while (since December!) since I’ve done a MAP test so I did one today. I thought it would be a good time

VO2’s, no, Tempo

So I tried some VO2 intervals again today had to abort, 30 seconds into the second interval. My legs felt better than yesterday before I

Staining the Fence

Heather is on the homeowners association for our neighborhood and since she’s such a “go getter” she ended up coordinating the fence staining for our

Aborted VO2’s

Even thought it was nice and hot out today—just the way I like it—I didn’t have such a great workout. The Emmett–Horseshoe Bend Loop on

Hard Ride with Company

Today was one of those super-clear days you only get once in a while. With foothills still a shade of green I just had to

Another Close One

Did another sprint workout today and came within 30 watts of my best 13-second mean maximal power (MMP)! Cool! Okay, so I admit that I

Longest Ride of Year (so far)

Even though it was sunny as forecasted, it was still chilly when I headed out at 10:00 AM. I headed west from Reed Cycle and

So Close

I went out today just to get some more tempo time. Tomorrow will be an easy day so I can do some long hard rides

Small Success

Yesterday I rode outside hoping to do a solid workout but my body didn’t cooperate and I had to abort. So I tried again today,

Another Good One

Another stellar spring day and I decided to hit the Emmett–Horseshoe Bend Loop again. This time I added some structure to my ride doing a