May 19, 03:16 PM by Steve | Training 5/12-5/18

I never felt right after Bakersfield, so I noodled along for most of my rides hoping I would stumble into my groove. Despite my funk, I suprised myself with a new PR on OSM, 30 seconds faster than before, with the pacing help of Marco. Thursday evening I did my old Bella Vista route with John and like an idiot didn’t eat enough, so I was out of energy all day Friday. I tried to do some intervals in the evening and could barely get my HR up to threshold, and it took me nearly 5 minutesfor each one.

I finally recovered Saturday and stayed with Seth and Chester’s constant attacks and went with them and a few other guys on a second small break that stayed away to the end of Glen Annie after we were caught earlier due to traffic lights. Almost immediately after I got home Kim and I went out for our “Pancake ride”, which we cut shorter than usual due to the heat and our need to get back home and deal with out mountain bikes for sunday’s race. I’ve now perfected my order at Beackbreak Cafe: the “Veggie Benedict” without hollandaise sauce or the sautéed (greasy) mushrooms and onions, and instead a tomato, raw onions, and lettuce. I suggested they call it the “Steve Benedict” special.

Sundays mountain bike race went pretty well despite some mechanical issues with Chester’s bike. I think I’m sufficiently hooked that I’ll pick up a mountain bike next year. The Epic Marathon like Marco’s looks pretty sweet… I think the S-Works Epic would be too much money.

Heart Rate Data
Total time: 17.2 hours
Below 50%: 0:20:49
Zone 1 (50%-55%): 1:17:58
Zone 2 (56%-69%): 6:07:05
Zone 3 (70%-79%): 4:35:31
Zone 4 (80%-89%): 3:38:24
Zone 5 (90%-99%): 1:09:44
Calories burned: 16,172

Rides
M: 0.75 hr morning recovery
Tu: 1 hr morning tempo, 1 hr lunchtime hammerfest, 0.5 hr easy to Echelon meeting
W: 1.5 hr morning moderate, 1hr OSM PR (17:26) w/Marco, 0.5 hr spin to Nite Moves
Th: 1.3 hr morning tempo, 2.5 hr easy/moderate evening
F: 1.5 hr morning moderate, 1hr 5×5 VO2 intervals
Sat: 2.5 hr Echelon ride, 2 hr “Pancake” ride w/Kim, 20 min MTB refresher
Sun: 1.25 hr XC MTB race

1. Your climbing ability transfers well to MTB. And it’s great cross training. (pun intended.)

   — kimberly at May 19, 04:44 PM

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