(Long Distance) Ramblings |
I like to ride my bicycle - for long distances. I have earned the California Triple Crown and finished the Furnace Creek 508. My goals include qualifying for RAAM and ...(read the blog to find out). "The bicycle has a soul. If you are able to love it as it deserves, it will give you emotions you will never forget." "Nothing compares to the simple pleasure of a bike ride."
"The important decisions in my life I make while out riding my bike."
"Pain is temporary, quitting lasts forever.” Lance Armstrong
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Sunday, February 19, 2006
Training Update - Week 7Today was a 55 mile recovery ride. we rode with the Salem Bicycle Club on thier President's Day route; we rode every street named after a President for miles around. First, we crosssed the Willamette River and headed north to the small town of Lincoln. Then we headed to Washington Street in Dallas. We stopped for pie in Independence before returning to Salem. The pace was slow and there was less wind than yesterday. But, we had the same bright sunshine! The weeks goal was 150 miles, but I did 172 miles (23 on Wednesday, 94 on Satuday and 55 on Sunday). In addtion, I lifted on Monday and did intervals on the rollers on Thursday. Next week I begin to taper in preperation of the Death Valley Double. I will lift on Monday, intervals on Tuesday, recovery ride on Wednesday, lift on Thursday (and perhaps intervals also), and rest on Friday. Saturday will be a short and slow ride and Sunday we race the Jack Frost Time Trail.
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