training 9-5-13

Folsom Canal, 22.5 miles. QuestXS (open hood, foothole covers). N-33.2, S-30.0. Easy money. Now all I have to do, starting tomorrow, is for nine days to overeat high on the glycemic index and show my pancreas who's boss. The plan for Battle Mountain is to do one morning qualifying run on Monday and six evening runs (mon-sat). I'm used to preparing for a single effort so this will be new to me. Six days in a row doesn't seem ideal for me but who knows. I'm very well rested so perhaps I will have the testicular fortitude to pull it off and get stronger through the week. My diet will insure that my glycogen stores remain full. Of course, with all of that insulin floating through my bloodstream I'll probably spend the week in a quasi-diabetic semi-comatose state sobering up only to warmup and make a run down 305.

training 9-3-13

Folsom canal, 22.5 miles. Birkenstein (172.5mm cranks). Easy day.

training 9-1-13

Folsom Canal, 22.5 miles. QuestXS (open hood, foothole covers). N-35.8, S-32.0. In the last week of Battle Mountain training I'm ending with a one-lap round-trip training record of 33.9mph. That's .6mph faster than my previous best with the bonus that I'm running an open hood versus closed, Conti Top Tour 2000 front tires versus Stelvio/Durano and a Marathon Racer in back versus a Durano. I've done a total of 7500 miles since last year's Battle Mountain and today I surpassed 5000 miles in my velomobile since last November. Two more easy rides then total rest. Good job, me! Oh, and I found out the real reason behind my high-gear shifting woes of last ride. I removed the derailleur cover and found a crushed plastic bottle in there.