Training

Final Century

As in past years, the week before the Seattle to Portland I ride a century to gauge my training, check for possible issues with the trike and get an idea for the potential perfomance for the double century.
Yesterday was a fast 100 miles! I averaged 19.1 mph in 90 degree heat! I’m a little red, still tired, [...]

Minimum

Deciding what to do for a training session, sometimes it’s as easy as not riding and rest, other times I do intervals, and like tonight decide to spin.
Podcasts from PodRunner really make it easy to just zone out and pedal. Picking arrangements that fall within my natural cadence of 75 – 80 rpm encourange me to just keep pedaling and [...]

Wait for it…

The hardest part of training is seeing the results. Always riding on the trainer, be it spinning, intervals, or resistance, I never really see the gains I hope for.
This is where taking time away from riding really helps. It allows for the body to rebuild after a hard session, and, become stronger for the next.
Looking [...]

Spinning tonight

After a long ride and a day off from riding, I find it helpful to loosen up by spinning.
With the “Q” I’ve found that I can spin and not raise my heart rate if I keep the resistance at a moderate level. A good thing since I just want to loosen up and not over [...]

Three Weeks…

Three weeks from now will be the start of the 2009 Seattle to Portland 206 mile bicycle ride! Three weeks, boy does time fly!
I have ridden just over 2300 miles for the year, most of them being ridden on my Qnt26, affectionately called “Q”. My averages are not as fast as the Micro, but the [...]

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