December 8,2009.
What a day! Today was the first real cold day where I had to put on all my winter clothes. It was worth it. I had two shirts and a warm wind breaker. Had winter gloves and ear band. Warm tights, socks and neoprene booties to insure that my feet were warm. The temperature was in the high 30s to low 40s. But I did not have a cold spot on my body. The wind blew hard out of the north but it did not penetrate my clothes.
It was good to get outside after 4 days of riding the bike indoors. Hopefully I will get at least a day or two a week to go outside as we now enter the winter months. I rode at 11:30 and the traffic was light and it was a pleasure. That makes 9 sraight days of riding. Tomorrow I will take the day off from riding, get a massage and then put in some long miles on the weekend.
Distance: 35 miles
Time: 2:15
Phil
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Monday, December 7, 2009
8 Days in a Row
December 7, 2009
I decided I want to, if possible, always ride 8 days in a row before taking a break. During the Tour they ride 8 straight days and then take a day off. So I want to train like that. Today I did my core strength exercises in the morning and rode indoors in the afternoon. It was an easy ride. Weather is getting cold outside so I will keep an eye on the temperature and rearrange my schedule if there are days I can go outside. It is tough riding indoors for long periods day after day. Tomorrow I am going to try and ride lunch time outside. Weather is not suppose to be to bad, in the 40s.
Distance: 37 miles
Time: 2: 30
Phil
I decided I want to, if possible, always ride 8 days in a row before taking a break. During the Tour they ride 8 straight days and then take a day off. So I want to train like that. Today I did my core strength exercises in the morning and rode indoors in the afternoon. It was an easy ride. Weather is getting cold outside so I will keep an eye on the temperature and rearrange my schedule if there are days I can go outside. It is tough riding indoors for long periods day after day. Tomorrow I am going to try and ride lunch time outside. Weather is not suppose to be to bad, in the 40s.
Distance: 37 miles
Time: 2: 30
Phil
Sunday, December 6, 2009
Tough Easy Ride
December 6, 2009
Tough - Easy ride sounds like a contradiction but it isn't. This was the most miles I have ever ridden in a week and the last day of the week was just not easy. Didn't feel to well. Thought I could do an easy 3 hour ride. Instead I struggled to get two hours in. Went to bed a little later than usually since we went to see Andrea Bocelli
last night. Great concert. In total the first week of serious training went OK.
Distance: 30 miles
Time: 2 hours
Weekly Distance: 237 miles
Weekly Time: 15.5 hours
Phil
Tough - Easy ride sounds like a contradiction but it isn't. This was the most miles I have ever ridden in a week and the last day of the week was just not easy. Didn't feel to well. Thought I could do an easy 3 hour ride. Instead I struggled to get two hours in. Went to bed a little later than usually since we went to see Andrea Bocelli
last night. Great concert. In total the first week of serious training went OK.
Distance: 30 miles
Time: 2 hours
Weekly Distance: 237 miles
Weekly Time: 15.5 hours
Phil
Saturday, December 5, 2009
It Won't Be Easy!
December 5, 2009
What a workout. I watched the new Spinerval DVD that takes you over the Lake Placid Ironman Triathlete bike course. The course is two loops. The DVD covers the first 56 miles. I warmed up for 1/2 an hour and then watched the three hour video. Great workout. When you go up hills you simulate the effort on the bike and going down you are really spinning at a hard cadence. I was on the bike over 3 1/2 hours pushing. What I am trying to do is get into shape for long rides at a harder effort than I will do during my event. The better shape I will be in, the easier I will be able to ride, hopefully.
After I finished and took a shower I had lunch. Ate pasta had two English muffins with Swiss cheese, apple sauce, some tomatoes and ice tea. It is an hour and a half after I ate and I am hungry. They say I burned about 3000 calories during my ride. There is a science on how and what to eat if your are doing long rides everyday. This I will learn. Tomorrow will be another long ride, as I assume all my rides for the next 7 months will be.
Distance: 60 miles
Time: 3 3/4 hours
Phil
What a workout. I watched the new Spinerval DVD that takes you over the Lake Placid Ironman Triathlete bike course. The course is two loops. The DVD covers the first 56 miles. I warmed up for 1/2 an hour and then watched the three hour video. Great workout. When you go up hills you simulate the effort on the bike and going down you are really spinning at a hard cadence. I was on the bike over 3 1/2 hours pushing. What I am trying to do is get into shape for long rides at a harder effort than I will do during my event. The better shape I will be in, the easier I will be able to ride, hopefully.
After I finished and took a shower I had lunch. Ate pasta had two English muffins with Swiss cheese, apple sauce, some tomatoes and ice tea. It is an hour and a half after I ate and I am hungry. They say I burned about 3000 calories during my ride. There is a science on how and what to eat if your are doing long rides everyday. This I will learn. Tomorrow will be another long ride, as I assume all my rides for the next 7 months will be.
Distance: 60 miles
Time: 3 3/4 hours
Phil
Friday, December 4, 2009
Good Hard Workout
December 4, 2009
Today was a good day on the roads. Yesterday I had my bike tuned up and it rode great. Since I really don't know what to do with my bike in regards to maintenance, I will make sure that I take it in periodically to be service. The Peddler did a great job yesterday. Rode today and did not hear a sound.
The weather was cold this morning but sunny. I left around 8:30 am and rode to Sandy Hook and did some laps on the Hook. Like it when I get to the Hook because this time of the year, no one is there. I have the roads and I might add the wind to myself. Good ride back from the Hook. The weather is suppose to be bad tomorrow and then it is turning much colder so I will probably ride inside.
Phil
Today was a good day on the roads. Yesterday I had my bike tuned up and it rode great. Since I really don't know what to do with my bike in regards to maintenance, I will make sure that I take it in periodically to be service. The Peddler did a great job yesterday. Rode today and did not hear a sound.
The weather was cold this morning but sunny. I left around 8:30 am and rode to Sandy Hook and did some laps on the Hook. Like it when I get to the Hook because this time of the year, no one is there. I have the roads and I might add the wind to myself. Good ride back from the Hook. The weather is suppose to be bad tomorrow and then it is turning much colder so I will probably ride inside.
Phil
Thursday, December 3, 2009
Great Indoor Workout
December 3, 2009
I did my workout indoors to one of the new Spinervals workout DVDs. It was geared for aerobic endurance. It was almost two hours and I really got a good workout. Plan on doing the Spinervals twice a week during the winter. Took my bike into the Peddler for a tune up. I have enough warm clothes now to ride outside as long as the temperature is above freezing,wind below 10 mhp and no snow or rain. If I can't ride outdoors I am prepared to do up to 6 hours inside when my ride calls for it.
Total miles: 30
Total time: 2 hours
Phil
I did my workout indoors to one of the new Spinervals workout DVDs. It was geared for aerobic endurance. It was almost two hours and I really got a good workout. Plan on doing the Spinervals twice a week during the winter. Took my bike into the Peddler for a tune up. I have enough warm clothes now to ride outside as long as the temperature is above freezing,wind below 10 mhp and no snow or rain. If I can't ride outdoors I am prepared to do up to 6 hours inside when my ride calls for it.
Total miles: 30
Total time: 2 hours
Phil
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
The Work Has Begun
November 30, December 1,2, 2009
On Monday I took a rest day and used that day for my core strength exercises and some lifting. I will do that at least twice a week and maybe three times. I have decided that I will take just one day off a week. Two of the other days I will use to do Spinerval workouts inside on my trainer. These can be intense. I have bot several DVDs of different work outs that can last up to 2 1/2 hours of intense anaerobic workouts. I did my first one yesterday. I warmed up for 30 minutes and did the workout that lasted 1 hour and warmed down for another 30 minutes. Total biking of 30 miles.
Today I went outside during lunch time. Had a good ride of 37 miles in 2 hrs and 30 minutes. Strong wind heading out, easy coming back and then I did some loops near my home. The loops are good training for me to concentrate on staying focused and overcoming being bored on a repeat loop.
At the end of each blog I will put the time and distance I rode for the day.
Monday: rest
Tuesday: 30 miles - 2 hrs (Spinervals)
Wednesday: 37 miles - 2 hrs 30 mins
Phil
On Monday I took a rest day and used that day for my core strength exercises and some lifting. I will do that at least twice a week and maybe three times. I have decided that I will take just one day off a week. Two of the other days I will use to do Spinerval workouts inside on my trainer. These can be intense. I have bot several DVDs of different work outs that can last up to 2 1/2 hours of intense anaerobic workouts. I did my first one yesterday. I warmed up for 30 minutes and did the workout that lasted 1 hour and warmed down for another 30 minutes. Total biking of 30 miles.
Today I went outside during lunch time. Had a good ride of 37 miles in 2 hrs and 30 minutes. Strong wind heading out, easy coming back and then I did some loops near my home. The loops are good training for me to concentrate on staying focused and overcoming being bored on a repeat loop.
At the end of each blog I will put the time and distance I rode for the day.
Monday: rest
Tuesday: 30 miles - 2 hrs (Spinervals)
Wednesday: 37 miles - 2 hrs 30 mins
Phil
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