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Not so energetic

dougfoot — Sat, 30 Oct 2010 03:18:59 +0000

After taking the last three days off from riding and staying home from work for the last two, I decided I needed to attempt a ride today. I picked a favorite podcast from PodRunner, “Pocket Apocalypse”, 151 bpm, 75 rpm, 60 minutes and started the ride out strong and confident. Something about being sick even for a [...]

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Flirting with 200

dougfoot — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 22:22:13 +0000

I’ve been working hard since July to lose the weight I put on during my cycling hiatus. I never thought I could put on so much weight. Stepping on the scale in early July, I didn’t like what I saw. The numbers staring back at me on the scale read 225 lbs! Ouch! I was weighing [...]

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Training Week as of 10 October 2010

dougfoot — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 05:50:49 +0000

This past week I had ridden slightly over 60 miles and had planned on riding a longer ride on Saturday, however, in typical Oregon fashion, rain was the main player. I am what you can call a “fair weather rider”. Any hint of rain and I’ll most likely not ride outside. Depending on the day, I’ll [...]

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Training Days

dougfoot — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 04:13:10 +0000

During the week I plan on riding at least 3 days on the trainer and include a Saturday ride outside. If Saturday turns out to be rainy, like most Saturdays during the fall and winter months in Oregon, I’ll add an additional trainer session. Sometimes I’ll skip the ride altogether. Then there are just some days [...]

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What a Difference a Week Makes

dougfoot — Sat, 09 Oct 2010 04:23:22 +0000

Last week I attempted to ride to PodRunner’s podcast “Under the Sun”, 179 bpm, 89 rpm, 56 minutes and didn’t have much success past 20 minutes trying to pedal at 90 rpm. Tonight, same podcast, different results! I kept up the pace for the whole podcast. I started to feel my legs burn at the 30 [...]

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