Today was my 3rd monday mueller ride. My goal is to one day keep up with the very fast race pack, the cat 1-3's. Once you hit about 5 miles it is hammer down. I made it today till mile 8.5 and slowly fell off. It was hot as hell and I had been working out in the sun all day. Not an excuse, but I was tired. I tried talking myself out of riding today but figured dont be a pussy and get my ass off the couch and go ride. I feel much better now.
It started off absolutely no wind at the start. It continued with very little wind until about the half way point. Then the wind kicked up to about 15-20 mph, either head wind or nasty crosswind. I had a terrible time, by myself, trying to get to 16 mph into the wind. The few stretches the wind was at my back i was cruising at 25-28mph. wow what a difference. Ended up today with a 20.2 average. My worst out of the 3 times but it was definitely the hottest and windiest conditions yet. So I will take it.
Monday, May 24, 2010
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Friday, March 26, 2010
Putting in the effort
Well its that time of the year that we get all excited to get out and ride our bikes in the nice semi warm weather, except for Nathan and Lindsey. Everyone else on the team has been on a ride with me sometime this year I believe. I have been trying to put in as many miles as possible. Especially since the MTB race season has already begun and the next race is two days away, hence the reason I am sitting at my computer resting and not out riding.
So far we have taken advantage of the good weather. I have been hitting the mtb trails pretty hard lately and even some gravel road rides to get some good long hill training in. The only problem is that I tend to overdue it. Riding about 12 out of 14 days was a bad choice. I needed rest and didnt give my body any, as a result my body shut down and became sick. So I took a much needed 6 days off and picked up right were I left. We have gotten in some really good road rides also. Not to many long distance ones yet but a lot in the 20-30 mile range. It is hard when the sun goes down so early.
Good news to report, Brad picked up a sweet new Giant road bike. Great decision for him, the old Lemond was a bit ugly in my mind, but he liked it and that is all that matters. Aaron is coming on strong as well. He believes that he is in better shape already this year then at the end of last. He has put in countless hours on the trainer while there was snow on the ground and to cold to ride outside. Whatch out for Aaron! Mary picked up a new Salsa Mamacita 29er!! I am glad to see another 29er out there, get rid of the small wheels! I hope she likes it. Doug finally got fitted for his road bike, which was way out of whack from what i understand. He should be ready to roll now. Plus with that awesome new headset and carbon handlebars on the Superfly carbon 29er, he should be ready!
No excuses for not having time to ride! Doug and I rode last saturday at 5:45am with the lights on. That was awesome. I bought a new set of lights and was itching to try them out. I am very happy with the set that I bought. Everyone should try a night or early morning ride!
Enough for now
Jay
So far we have taken advantage of the good weather. I have been hitting the mtb trails pretty hard lately and even some gravel road rides to get some good long hill training in. The only problem is that I tend to overdue it. Riding about 12 out of 14 days was a bad choice. I needed rest and didnt give my body any, as a result my body shut down and became sick. So I took a much needed 6 days off and picked up right were I left. We have gotten in some really good road rides also. Not to many long distance ones yet but a lot in the 20-30 mile range. It is hard when the sun goes down so early.
Good news to report, Brad picked up a sweet new Giant road bike. Great decision for him, the old Lemond was a bit ugly in my mind, but he liked it and that is all that matters. Aaron is coming on strong as well. He believes that he is in better shape already this year then at the end of last. He has put in countless hours on the trainer while there was snow on the ground and to cold to ride outside. Whatch out for Aaron! Mary picked up a new Salsa Mamacita 29er!! I am glad to see another 29er out there, get rid of the small wheels! I hope she likes it. Doug finally got fitted for his road bike, which was way out of whack from what i understand. He should be ready to roll now. Plus with that awesome new headset and carbon handlebars on the Superfly carbon 29er, he should be ready!
No excuses for not having time to ride! Doug and I rode last saturday at 5:45am with the lights on. That was awesome. I bought a new set of lights and was itching to try them out. I am very happy with the set that I bought. Everyone should try a night or early morning ride!
Enough for now
Jay
New MS150 team!
We have setup an official "Schlafly Cycling" MS150 team this year. Please follow the link and sign up. We are hoping for 20 plus members this year. Lets do all we can to reach our goal!
http://main.nationalmssociety.org/site/TR/Bike/MOSBikeEvents?team_id=203835&pg=team&fr_id=12981
Jay
http://main.nationalmssociety.org/site/TR/Bike/MOSBikeEvents?team_id=203835&pg=team&fr_id=12981
Jay
Friday, March 12, 2010
Training Update
Well the weather is getting warmer and it has been great to get outside and ride! I am pretty tired of riding the training rollers in the basement, getting up early every Saturday morning to run and go to spin class, and to spend countless hours in the gym on the treadmill, stair climber, or bike.
The past few weeks have been great! Got a few good rides in with Aaron, one was after a 1 hour spin class followed by a 4 mile run, then a 20 mile bike with A. Brad and I have had a few good quality rides on the road, Jeff went with us once I believe. I had a great ride with Chris Stitz, a bit faster than the others but what else would I expect from an Expert class rider. The only problem with this time if year is that I get to excited to ride outside and cannot turn down the opportunity to ride.
I tried to ride Lost Valley last weekend but some spots were very sloppy. Needs some more time to dry out! It is the start of themountain bike race season this weekend,the UFD series now. I raced St Joe last year in the beginner division and took third with Jason Pryor takins second and KeithWeinkein taking first. This year I have to race sport or marathon with the faster crowd which will be good for me!!! It will only make me faster! With all the rain I am a little up in the air if I wil make the 1.5 hour drive to ride a mudfest.
I have been riding a lot lately and working hard in the gym so I hope it pays off! I am feeling a little sinus infection or cold coming on, it usually only happens to me when I train to much and don't give my body enough rest, typical me.
The past few weeks have been great! Got a few good rides in with Aaron, one was after a 1 hour spin class followed by a 4 mile run, then a 20 mile bike with A. Brad and I have had a few good quality rides on the road, Jeff went with us once I believe. I had a great ride with Chris Stitz, a bit faster than the others but what else would I expect from an Expert class rider. The only problem with this time if year is that I get to excited to ride outside and cannot turn down the opportunity to ride.
I tried to ride Lost Valley last weekend but some spots were very sloppy. Needs some more time to dry out! It is the start of themountain bike race season this weekend,the UFD series now. I raced St Joe last year in the beginner division and took third with Jason Pryor takins second and KeithWeinkein taking first. This year I have to race sport or marathon with the faster crowd which will be good for me!!! It will only make me faster! With all the rain I am a little up in the air if I wil make the 1.5 hour drive to ride a mudfest.
I have been riding a lot lately and working hard in the gym so I hope it pays off! I am feeling a little sinus infection or cold coming on, it usually only happens to me when I train to much and don't give my body enough rest, typical me.
Saturday, February 20, 2010
Finally a nice day!
Today Jay and I decided to take advantage of a rare nice day so far this year. With temps in the 50's we would have been stupid to pass it up. Jay was tired from the last couple of days of spinning class and other workouts. So I figured it would be a good opportunity to be able to ride with him instead of far behind him. I had been riding on my indoor trainer for the past month, and was getting very tired of looking at my basement walls while I peddled to nowhere.
We did 20 miles around Lake St. Louis, it was a nice up and down ride. The temperature was never an issue, and it was actually kind of nice. The training that I have been doing has helped out somewhat, and it was good to be able to stay with him on the flats. The hills are another ball game. Until I drop some serious weight I have a feeling that I will always struggle on the hills.
But, I am just happy to finally get out on the road and enjoy riding!
We did 20 miles around Lake St. Louis, it was a nice up and down ride. The temperature was never an issue, and it was actually kind of nice. The training that I have been doing has helped out somewhat, and it was good to be able to stay with him on the flats. The hills are another ball game. Until I drop some serious weight I have a feeling that I will always struggle on the hills.
But, I am just happy to finally get out on the road and enjoy riding!
Friday, January 1, 2010
New Years Day ride
Happy new years to everyone!! Brad and I rode Lost Valley today. We begun the ride at 2pm with a temp of 18 and a wind chill at about 5-8. It was very chilly but once you get past the first few minutes and start climbing a hill the body heat quickly warms you up. This is the 2nd year that Brad and I broke the new year in with a ride. Only one lap today at a steady pace, both of our feet started to get cold with about 2 miles to go. The trail was frozen solid and Brad started off the ride by sliding on a sheet of ice and falling directly on his knee. Not bad for 100 yards into the ride. I hit a rough spot about half way through. Started getting very hot and cold, with tunnel visio, and started shaking. I had to stop to grab a powerbar. I didn't eat lunch and wasn't feeling well at all. Once the food kicked in I felt a little better, but was still struggling to keep up. We finished the doubletrack section with a sudden burst of snow shooting right into our faces. Pretty cool to ride in snow. We may ride tomorrow but not sure.
Until next time
JW
Until next time
JW
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