Check it out here.....
http://cycleto.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=700
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Friday, January 2, 2009
Thursday, December 25, 2008
Breakaway Cycling Launch
My friend Deanne just launched this new site; http://breakawaycycling.blogspot.com/
Great rides for women--and guys too.
We can all use more opportunities to ride right?
See you there Jan 11th...
Here's a pic of Lady D at one of my Pink Train rides:)
Back to the Dark Side
The rain is not keeping me off my bike any longer.....Christmas Day mountain biking...
A few repairs....
What Champagne--it's drinking and driving that's bad right?
I love mud puddles!No traffic
No noise
Nature
Just freedom to breathe fresh air
Think without distraction
Fall and not care
Get dirty and love it
Mountain biking has some really great things to offer--I'm going to do this more often
~rl
Sunday, December 7, 2008
PIRU Time Trial
5 a.m. wake up alarm to get ready for Piru Time Trial today...really hard to motivate..it was cold, chance of rain, but I needed to do this so after a pancake, banana and some coffee I headed out.
Warm up was short and I was really trying to talk myself into not doing it...but I had put the aerobars on and was determined to give it a try, hopefully without crashing.
All in all it ended up good; I started early with a push off at 9:09. First mistake right out the gate--being in too big a gear, so I got out of the saddle and pushed out, then settled in a bit down the road, but my HR climbed pretty good.
I knew I had to get it back if I was going to keep enough gas in tank for the end, so I just remembered what the plan was..spin like a bee for 20 minutes. I hit the turn around mark at exactly 19:57...so that I was pleased with.
Unfortunately, I misjudged the distance and was crawling up the last hill...I looked for the last downhill and dug deep. I was happy to see that I came into the finish line doing 24 mph--I had nothing left and that's how it should be. I had taken 2 minutes of my last time on this course; happy with that.
As usual I learned a lot of what not to do and I was able to stay in the aero bars the whole time except uphills, so I'll take that as a small success.
~rl
Friday, November 28, 2008
Hidden Gems
Hidden gem...this is one of those precious places to ride a flat, smooth road without traffic (on weekend); short, but still a great spot to practice TT position/pedaling. I love the quiet, it makes for a nice break on my 50 miler local ride...especially since the end of this route makes me ride on the sidewalk like those who shall not be mentioned, then weave my way down LA ave. like a NY messenger!Today was fabulous weather for riding and it felt great to work off that Thanksgiving feast:)
~rl
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Lost without training
Forget Lance, let's talk about me--
I've been out of "training" mode now for three weeks and it's awful. I feel lost. I don't know which direction to turn. Don't get me wrong, the down time is great, lots of wine, chocolate and fine meals at my favorite places. Also I've enjoyed riding with friends I haven't seen for a while.
Now I'm not a racer (at least until next year), but I've had a hard time putting my thoughts into words about how I miss training until yesterday, when someone did it for me: I'm a big fan of Selene Yeager, Bicycling Magazine's "Fit Chick"; Ironman athlete, puts it like this:
http://fitchick.bicycling.com/2008/11/mad-season.html
For those of you unwilling or able to read the entire article here is the part I could relate to:
"So, some folks are just hitting their peak, while the rest of us are desperately trying to hang onto our fitness while our speed and power are hitting the skids. It's a cluster of confusion as we're alternately racing, riding, hitting the gym, recovering, watching football, getting ready for the holidays, and, of course, drinking at every opportunity. As one of my friends recently put it, "I'm gonna need a new liver if this keeps up...."It's not that we're lushes. We're just athletes. That means we're obsessive, intense, focused and disciplined to the point of being sacrificial--at least while we're in season. Once we cross the line of the last race of the year, it's straight off the rails until we find a new goal to get us on the straight and narrow again. It makes perfect sense really. Many of us fell into cycling as a way to stay sane. I'll be the first to admit that riding, training and racing helps keep me from spiraling into a mental abyss."
So there, I'm trying to stay out of the abyss...
~rl
I've been out of "training" mode now for three weeks and it's awful. I feel lost. I don't know which direction to turn. Don't get me wrong, the down time is great, lots of wine, chocolate and fine meals at my favorite places. Also I've enjoyed riding with friends I haven't seen for a while.
Now I'm not a racer (at least until next year), but I've had a hard time putting my thoughts into words about how I miss training until yesterday, when someone did it for me: I'm a big fan of Selene Yeager, Bicycling Magazine's "Fit Chick"; Ironman athlete, puts it like this:
http://fitchick.bicycling.com/2008/11/mad-season.html
For those of you unwilling or able to read the entire article here is the part I could relate to:
"So, some folks are just hitting their peak, while the rest of us are desperately trying to hang onto our fitness while our speed and power are hitting the skids. It's a cluster of confusion as we're alternately racing, riding, hitting the gym, recovering, watching football, getting ready for the holidays, and, of course, drinking at every opportunity. As one of my friends recently put it, "I'm gonna need a new liver if this keeps up...."It's not that we're lushes. We're just athletes. That means we're obsessive, intense, focused and disciplined to the point of being sacrificial--at least while we're in season. Once we cross the line of the last race of the year, it's straight off the rails until we find a new goal to get us on the straight and narrow again. It makes perfect sense really. Many of us fell into cycling as a way to stay sane. I'll be the first to admit that riding, training and racing helps keep me from spiraling into a mental abyss."
So there, I'm trying to stay out of the abyss...
~rl
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