Here we go again...again

It has been a tremendous amount of time since I started this blog, and I just never kept up with it. I have actually been training quite a bit, I just never documented it. This is what I managed to accomplish since my last post:

• Bought an old road bike for training and on-road rides. It is an 1988 Schwinn Traveler (47cm ladies style frame). I got it on ebay for $125.00. I have upgraded the shifters, wheels, etc. I'll put up the details with some pictures in my next post. It is a bit heavy (about 26 pounds), but she rides nice and didn't cost me more than my first year college tuition.
• I upgraded my Kona Hahana with a RockShox fork, the RECON, with 130mm of travel. My teeth and arms have thanked me for it ever since.
• Trained for several months for the Diabetes Challenge Ride - a 100k road ride around Clearwater, FL.
• Rode three days a week for 20 miles and one weekend day ride for somewhere between 30 and 50 miles.
• Finished my Ride on November 19th (2006), 100K in 4 hours.

My future goals are as follows:

• 2007 - Ride offroad more and build up my endurance, speed, and skills offroad.
• Spring 2007 - Ride in the Squiggy 6-hr Offroad Challenge, and not embarrass myself.
• Fall 2007 - Complete my first on-road century (not sure which one yet).
• Fall 2008 - Do a multi-day off-road ride somewhere with actual mountains (NOT Florida!)

As for training, I have changed the routine from what was proposed in the book as to better fit my schedule and ability to get out of bed at 5:30am every morning. Here is my planned training schedule for the next two weeks:

• Monday - one hour on-road ride
• Tuesday - strength training
• Wednesday - one hour on-road ride
• Thursday - strength training
• Friday - one hour on-road ride
• Any other day - offroad ride or 40 mile on-road ride & strength training

I plan to take my one-mile speed at same heart rate as I noted before tomorrow morning to see where I am at when I start training this week. I'll post all that stuff next time, hopefully in a day or two.

I plan to continue to document this time, if for no other reason, than to help me continue and improve.


Quote for the next two weeks training:

Arriving at one goal is the starting point to another.

--Fyodor Dostoevski