Kickin' my ass, Part Deux

If you look at the dates, it's been a while since I've been on Clyde in ANY fashion. I'm still awaiting test results, but the doc suspects I am either pre- or early-ulcer. After picking up some pretty severe nausea on Christmas Eve and keeping it for two weeks, along with a headache that comes and goes but mostly comes for about two weeks, I decided to go in and see the doc. Thankfully I'm on some med that is treating the symptoms right now and they seem to be helping. Not that an ulcer is any big deal really, but feeling like you may vomit pretty much all the time is not a big helping hand to thinking about getting on the bike or treadmill and putting in a tough hour of interval training.

This morning I almost quit at 30 minutes - but I powered through despite the fact that my headache came knocking at about 20 minutes into the workout. It will be interesting to see how I feel the rest of the day. And keep your fingers crossed - I have my first road ride in almost a month on Saturday. It's a pretty easy 30 miler in the East Bay. My neighbor Danny is supposed to be going with me. Let's hope I make it!

Day - Thursday, 1/17
Ride Type - Indoor Training
Ride Distance - 13.54 miles
Ride Length - 1:00:00
Avg Speed - 13.5 mph
Avg Cadence - 84.6
Avg Heart Rate - 153
Time above zone - 00:00:00*
Time in zone - 0:00:00*
Calories burned - 874
Total Training Distance To-Date: 425.52 miles


*I still haven't figured this out yet and I've got to get to work - so I'll do it later.

Kickin' my ass!

Crap - I've not been on Clyde in two weeks - and boy can I tell now that I just finished an hour on him? My ass hurts like it did on my first few rides. It's kind of unbelievable just how much frequency in the saddle makes a difference in how well your ass handles that time. But I had to and I did... I've even already cleaned my house and changed my bed linens too. What a productive Sunday!!!

Day - Sunday, 1/6
Ride Type - Indoor Training
Ride Distance - 13.38 miles
Ride Length - 1:00:00
Avg Speed - 13.4 mph
Avg Cadence - 89.7
Avg Heart Rate - 160
Time above zone - 00:39:00*
Time in zone - 0:18:00*
Calories burned - 859
Total Training Distance To-Date: 411.98 miles

*This is still just an estimate - I gotta do some more research on how to pick apart timing and heart rate. Maybe I should read the owner's manual or the Help files on the application? :)

Super Sunday

Since I popped my tire on Friday, I went shopping yesterday and got new, thicker, reinforced tires for city riding. While not puncture-proof, they are more resistant. I also bought more tubes and replenished my CO2 supplies. I came home, changed my tires and cleaned my bike with a vengeance. I even cleaned out the caked in muck in my rear derailleur. This morning, I mounted my new Garmin (thanks again Scott and LouAnne!!!!!) and put it to the test. It is really freaking cool. It has a workouts function, so I installed the software, customized a new workout file based upon the one-hour Carmichael intervals I've been working on, then uploaded it to the bike computer. I geared up - got on and told it I wanted to start and it tells me when my "lap" is done - SO easy and no real thinking involved, just watch TV and try not to die of a heartattack! :)

Day - Sunday, 12/23
Ride Type - Indoor Training
Ride Distance - 13.32 miles
Ride Length - 1:00:00
Avg Speed - 13.3 mph
Avg Cadence - 89.7
Avg Heart Rate - 152
Time above zone - 00:30:00*
Time in zone - 0:24:00*
Calories burned - 853
Total Training Distance To-Date: 398.6 miles

*the new Garmin measures heart rate in more detail, so these are estimates. I need to play around the the Training Center software to figure out how I get real time measurements. It's measuring too complex right now.

Lazy-Assed Weekend

I was awful this past weekend. I shopped, ate, hung out with my dog and my brother's dogs, watched TV, ate, drank, cooked, watched football, ate and hung out with the guy I've been seeing. What's missing you ask? CLYDE!!! No, he wasn't stolen. But I ignored him like a red-headed stepchild this weekend. And today, I paid for it. I did the crazy Chris Carmichael interval training again this morning but didn't feel like I pushed with as much intensity. But that's the price I guess I pay for taking a whole week off. WAH.

Day - Tuesday, 12/11
Ride Type - Indoor Interval Training
Ride Distance - 12.5 miles
Ride Length - 1:00:00
Avg Speed - 12.5 mph
Avg Cadence - 79
Avg Heart Rate - 142
Time in zone - 00:37:56
Time above zone - 00:15:35
Calories burned - 798
Total Training Distance To-Date: 378.0 miles

Intervals

I picked up my first issues of Bicycling magazine over the weekend and have to say, I like it. I found a training article by Chris Carmichael (Carmichael Training Systems) about interval training and about a guy who used this technique with improved nutrition and cross-training and lost a TON of weight. Like over 240 pounds over the course of three years!

So I was going to train anyway this a.m. so figured I'd try his routine. DAMN. It was hard but rewarding. And apparently the manner in which you train your heart in intervals burns calories now AND later... and I like that. :) Here's the routine

6 mins - warm up
1 min - low gear, fast pedal
1 min - recover
1 min - low gear, fast pedal
1 min - recover
2 mins - max intensity (high gear, high speed)
2 mins - recover
2 mins - max intensity (high gear, high speed)
2 mins - recover
2 mins - max intensity (high gear, high speed)
2 mins - recover
2 mins - max intensity (high gear, high speed)
2 mins - recover
2 mins - max intensity (high gear, high speed)
6 mins - recover
2 mins - max intensity (high gear, high speed)
2 mins - recover
2 mins - max intensity (high gear, high speed)
2 mins - recover
2 mins - max intensity (high gear, high speed)
2 mins - recover
2 mins - max intensity (high gear, high speed)
2 mins - recover
2 mins - max intensity (high gear, high speed)
8 mins - cool down

total workout - 60 mins

here's my stats:

Day - Tuesday, 12/4
Ride Type - Indoor Interval Training
Ride Distance - 12.9 miles
Ride Length - 1:02:01
Avg Speed - 12.5 mph
Avg Cadence - 79
Avg Heart Rate - 147
Time in zone - 00:37:08
Time above zone - 00:20:25
Calories burned - 877
Total Training Distance To-Date: 365.5 miles