training 7-16-13

Folsom Canal, 22.5 miles. QuestXS (open hood, only). N-32.3, S-30.2.

training 7-15-13

Folsom Canal, 22.5 miles. Birkenstein (172.5 cranks). Super easy day.

training 7-14-13

Folsom Canal, 22.5 miles. QuestXS (open hood, only). N-32.2, S-30.2. 1440 calories (18 hard-boiled eggs) and no carbs yesterday.

training 7-13-13

Folsom Canal, 22.5 miles. QuestXS (open hood, only). N-33.5, S-32.4. I wanted to see what the airflow through the velomobile was like with just the hood -- no foothole covers or hood hole covers. It's pretty good and reduces the majority of the humidity. Even with the slow tires I came within .35mph of my training PR average speed. Yesterday was another feast day. The two days before that I doubled my calories but was still under maintenance-levels. This feast or famine approach seems to suit me the best , as it always heas. After Battle Mountain I think I'll try the same principle with my training -- both cycling and lifting. For cycling I'll do daily, health-inducing bike-walks interspersed with harder days. I'm not sure what the best frequency for the harder days is but it's probably between three and seven days. For weights I'll do a "lifting-walk" every other day or so as I'm doing now but throw in a heavy session about once every three weeks.

training 7-11-13

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

training 7-10-13

Folsom Canal, 22.5 miles. QuestXS (open cockpit). N-29.3, S-27.0. I reloaded yesterday and ate at least 5000 calories with lots of carbohydrates. It didn't help my riding today. I expected that as I've learned from experience that I need to carb-load at least two days after a complete glycogen depletion. What surprised me, though, was going over 1mph slower than yesterday. Hmmm, maybe all of those carbohydrate shifted me out of efficient fat-burning mode. It's probably the (excessive?) carbs in my bloodstream that are doing that. That in combination with my muscle cells still being devoid of glycogen would explain it. Oh well, not important as I will never see myself in this situation when it matters.

training 7-9-13

Folsom Canal, 22.5 miles. QuestXS (open cockpit). N-30.3, S-28.2. My legs were completely empty today. I even felt resistance while walking when I went out to get the paper. It's probably partly due to my no longer wanting to throw away eggs yolks. I eat them and instead cut my oatmeal consumption in half which puts me at 50 carbohydrates per day. That's Atkin's territory. Despite my legs being empty today's run went pretty well once I got the aerobic engine going. My legs felt very comfortable. I suspect any leg discomfort associated with bike racing or hard training stems purely from the fast-twitch fibers when they engage in an assistance capacity. I suspect that the aerobic system can operate for extremely long times without food provided enough bodyfat and electrolytes are available.