Moronacity Cycling Journal » Entries tagged with "Training"
No Drop Di
I was dropped. Today’s ride was a no-drop team ride that I assembled via our team forum and email list. We had a great turnout and a ride that proved to be a little more challenging than I bargained for. I led for a bit because everyone assumed I should because I’m the one who got everyone together. However, being the second slowest person in the group and having a fairly respectable … Read entire article »
Filed under: Road Riding
Spring Training is Here
I woke up this morning with one thing in mind: long ride. I wanted to do a moderate ride for about three hours. I had three goals in mind:1. Average about 15 mph2. Maintain an efficient pedal stroke3. Ride for three hours I ate a healthy breakfast:* Malt-O-Meal* Yogurt with raspberries, vanilla, and chocolate chips * Grapefruit* 2 slices of toast* Water It took me longer than expected to get my lazy butt out the door, so I had a salad:* Leaf lettuce* Tomato* Croutons* Homemade French dressing I made a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, cut it in two, wrapped the halves, filled two water bottles with Heed and left. I didn’t meet the first goal. I took it fairly easy starting out. I maintained a speed of … Read entire article »
Filed under: Cycling
Breakthrough Riding on a Regular Commute
Today was another commuting day, but something was different. It was the first time I’ve ridden my bike since my race on Sunday. I switched out my cross tires for my road tires and found myself running ten minutes late. I was already planning to not show up for my 9 a.m. class. Then I proved something to myself that I already knew: my road tires were faster. Oh, yes. I was faster. Suddenly I felt really good and decided to see how fast I could get to Hancock. There was a method to the madness. It wasn’t an all out sprint uphill for six miles, no. I can’t do that. However, I chose to do a series … Read entire article »
Filed under: Commuting
