Saturday, July 24, 2010

Training for the August Races--oh yeah and El Rayo

I took a little break in June for golf week, the beautiful wife's birthday and our anniversary but have had a pretty good July.

This week I have rode 160 miles...will go out and do an easy 20 to 30 tomorrow.

Tuesday:--fastest Base36 ride this year. Hammer fest with a great pace line. I was on tilt for 30 of the 46 miles. We averaged 23 for the bulk of the ride before the cool down.

I just kept telling myself these are the rides that will help me get top 10's at the Witches Cup and Portsmouth.

We might have started a new tradition as about 8 of us went to El Rayo for dinner. An awesome restaurant with big Dos Equis!

distance: 46.8 miles
avg speed: 22.1 mph
max speed: 45.5 mph
pace: 2:44 min / mile
ascent: 1875 feet
Temp: 75 degrees

Thursday:--Sat in for the first 25 miles of the BBB ride---at least until we got over Dutton as I was still paying the price for Tuesday. On the way back to the shop I decided to help put the hurt on some people, got into a good pace line, chased down some breaks and went off the front a couple of times on my own.

distance: 42.1 miles
avg speed: 20.6
max speed: 40.6
pace: 2:55 min / mile
ascent: 1705 feet
Temp: 76 degrees

Saturday:--Met Dixon at his house and peddled in to Cyclemania from there. A decent pace for the 15 miles in to get loosened up for the hammer fest. Averaged 26 on the Cyclemania ride...the only bummer was as I lined up for the Inn By the Sea sprint some slow riders on the right brought my line to a halt and as we are trying to considerate of other slower groups I wasn't allowed to go by them on the right. Oh well...worked by way towards the front on Old Ocean House and had a good ride in crossing in about 15th at the Cookie Jar. Took the long way home with Dixon and I am feeling good about the August races.

distance: 66.9 miles
avg speed: 19.3
max speed: 37.3
pace: 3:06 min / mile
ascent: 2657 feet
Temp: started hot and got hotter

Norwell is on the 1st, Concord on the 7th, the Witches Cup on the 11th (awesome race to watch with a big beer tent in the middle), and the Topsfield Circuit race on the 28th.

Race season is back on!