King Back
Well, I thought the king was gonna be back, but looks like he didn't show up quite yet. After my ride I decided that it was time for me to handle the back to back foot long subs from Subway. Up first was the meatball marinara, which I cleaned up pretty easily. What I was about to face I could have never predicted though. The BMT that was on deck was just too much to handle. I ate the first half and then got about halfway through the second half. In other words I ate 3/4 of the BMT, totalling 21 inches of Subway, not too shabby but I've done better in the past.
I felt as good today as I have all year. I was supposed to do 3x6 minutes in zone 4, but I decided that today was the day to see what my time up Rist Canyon would be. I started my clock at the dirt road right before you enter the canyon, which is where I assume most people time from. I rode at about 178 beats per minute for most of the climb, sometimes falling down to the low 170s on the flatter sections and reaching into the high 180s on some of the steeper stuff. I ended up cresting the top at 54 minutes. If I remember correctly Andy said that we should be able to do it in under an hour, but I will verify that at our next meeting. It was a good effort but I think I could go lower. There was one section where I went to hard and had to pay for a while before I could recover and get back up to a good pace. Also, I had 3 water bottles, a cell phone, a seatback with tube and CO2, an ipod, and my keys, so I was weighed down a little bit.
Looks like I should get a rest week this week, and then have one hard week of training before Beaver Meadows and the race season starts. I just watched "A Walk to Remember" and I must admit it was a pretty good movie. Well, looks like it's time for me to do my calculus homework...
I felt as good today as I have all year. I was supposed to do 3x6 minutes in zone 4, but I decided that today was the day to see what my time up Rist Canyon would be. I started my clock at the dirt road right before you enter the canyon, which is where I assume most people time from. I rode at about 178 beats per minute for most of the climb, sometimes falling down to the low 170s on the flatter sections and reaching into the high 180s on some of the steeper stuff. I ended up cresting the top at 54 minutes. If I remember correctly Andy said that we should be able to do it in under an hour, but I will verify that at our next meeting. It was a good effort but I think I could go lower. There was one section where I went to hard and had to pay for a while before I could recover and get back up to a good pace. Also, I had 3 water bottles, a cell phone, a seatback with tube and CO2, an ipod, and my keys, so I was weighed down a little bit.
Looks like I should get a rest week this week, and then have one hard week of training before Beaver Meadows and the race season starts. I just watched "A Walk to Remember" and I must admit it was a pretty good movie. Well, looks like it's time for me to do my calculus homework...
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