San Diego Training Camp – Day 5
by admin on Mar.08, 2010, under Workouts
What a difference a day can make. While my legs felt like jelly yesterday, they had recovered enough today for a strong endurance/moderate tempo ride from Del Mar to Camp Pendleton. A decent wind from the west made for an on again/off again headwind/tailwind. Temps were around lows 60s and mostly cloudy, but dry! Nice day for riding, but no M1A1 battle tanks or SeaCobra helicopters!
Time = 3 h 21 min
Distance = 61 miles
Speed = 18.2 MPH
Climbing = 1768 feet
Average Power = 213 watts
TSS = 166
San Diego Training Camp – Day 5
San Diego Training Camp – Day 4
by admin on Mar.07, 2010, under Workouts
Some days you have it, others you don’t. Thanks to delayed muscle soreness, my legs were feeling worse today than yesterday. Plus, it was rainy and in the mid-50s. Yuck! Why am I complaining? I guess that I’ve gotten too acclimated to San Diego. Anyway, I decided to try a new route today and do some exploring. I needed to go easier. Well, I picked the wrong route on the wrong day.
I decided to try the regular Swami’s cycling club route that goes through the Elfin Forest. I guess it’s one of their regular rides. OK, I’m thinking Sheridan Road in Chicago. Ha! High traffic areas, then twisty semi-rural roads with no shoulder, than some pretty decent descents. Yep, the wrong thing for an “easy” day.
In all fairness, I could see this being an awesome route, especially when it’s dry and early in the morning. Let’s just say the traffic and weather got to me. Oh, well, it was a beautiful ride and made me long for rural WI roads. Hope my legs are feeling better tomorrow.
Time = 2 h 48 min
Distance = 47 miles
Speed = 16.6 MPH
Climbing = 3012 feet
Average Power = 192 watts
TSS = 113
San Diego Training Camp – Day 4
San Diego Training Camp – Day 3
by admin on Mar.06, 2010, under Workouts
Well, it was supposed to rain today, but thankfully it didn’t until later this afternoon. I was able to get in a nice endurance ride in this morning to recover from yesterday. I rode up the usual US 101 route and was amazed at the number of cyclists headed south on their group rides. Wow! This makes Chicago’s #s look small. However, the big difference were the number of triathletes. I couldn’t believe how many groups had triathletes riding in aerobars in a pack. Yikes! Maybe I’ve seen too many fixies, rollerbladers, triathletes, and uncontrolled toddlers trying to mix on the lakefront path.
I had a good tailwind on the way out, but the headwind on the way home made it hard to keep things easy. I was surprised that my legs were too fried after over 80 miles at tempo yesterday. I didn’t think my fitness was that good this time of year, but I could be wrong. Still, I don’t evaluate how I’m doing until we start racing outdoors in another few weeks.
Time = 2 h 18 min
Distance = 43 miles
Speed = 18.6 MPH
Climbing = 1312 feet
Average Power = 205 watts
TSS = 110
San Diego Training Camp – Day 3
San Diego Training Camp – Day 2
by admin on Mar.05, 2010, under Workouts
The weather for the weekend isn’t looking great. Rain for both Saturday and Sunday. Hmmm. I might was well do my longer ride today, since it’s supposed to be sunny with temps in the 60s. Good idea. I had a wonderful ride. I decided to ride all the way to Orange County. Once I got to Camp Pendleton, most of the ride was on low or no traffic roads. Plus, I got to watch Apache helicopters in maneuvers.
You need a driver’s license to enter Camp Pendleton, but the guards are really nice, the drivers tend to be in their early 20s (aka, drive fast but are actually focusing on driving), and you get to see cool military hardware in action. An interesting contrast to old Fort Sheridan in IL, which has turned into condos…:)
I had a strong headwind today, but that was a great on the way home. I was happy for how strong I felt through 60 miles. I had great power readings and really didn’t start to bonk until Mile 60. Stopped at Starbucks to get a cookie and Coke, but the line was out the door. So, California. Stopped at 7-11 instead.
Thankfully, the sun wasn’t too strong, so I just got tan, rather than burned. Funny how in just a few weeks in Chicago, we’ll either have this weather or it will be rainy and in the 30s.
Time = 4 h 22 min
Distance = 83 miles
Speed = 19.0 MPH
Climbing = 2379 feet
Average Power = 216 watts
TSS = 231
San Diego Training Camp – Day 2
San Diego Training Camp – Day 1
by admin on Mar.04, 2010, under Workouts
Many of my teammates are in San Luis Obispo for training camp this week, so I’d thought I post my routes and workouts from my “training camp” in San Diego. I arrived this afternoon and quickly assembled my Ritchey Breakaway. Days are getting longer right now, but I still brought my Ay Up headlight. My route took me north to Oceanside. I love this route at night. Not much traffic and not a lot of street lights, so my headlight covered the road in front of me well. Since I’ve done this route several times in the past couple of months, it’s beginning to feel like our Sheridan Road route back in Chicago.
Time = 2 h 11 min
Distance = 41 miles
Speed = 18.6 MPH
Climbing = 1194 feet
Average Power = 208 watts
TSS = 107
San Diego Training Camp – Day 1
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