Just finished a couple cups o joe after watching the Bahrain F1 in it's entirety...really...already a successful day in my opinion in the relaxation dept. Playoff hockey with potentially Pens and Flyers at noon....really can't see myself getting out for a ride as a result. Weather is 4 degrees, windy, and spitting intermittent drops of moisture...so why the uneasiness?
First "race" of the season isn't until June 23 and 24th with Solstice. 6 team members are paid up and committed with 1 more member indicating they will be joining..will hopefully be meeting up with the one and only JC tomorrow to confirm this...then will cap as 7 guys pulling 40 min laps won't leave much night time and laps to play with...it is just for "fun", I keep telling myself anyways ;) Will have to admit that I will be keeping an eye on solo riders in the above 40 category for a return to this event in 2013....hopefully on a new rig...TBD..
SO....typing....watching kiddies chilling to a movie..MAMA MIA with wifey..oldest is going to a friends for p.m.....in negotiations with wife at moment for a ride...whatever...bringing mt.bike with to meet up with some boys in Ganaraska on way back from work in Oshawa tomorrow..great way to break up the return 2 plus hr drive...LET'S GO PENS!!!!
Sunday, April 22, 2012
Saturday, April 21, 2012
Virgin ride with new Garmin :) by ripnriding at Garmin Connect - Details
Easy Peasy....I'm officially in geeked out love with this device!
Virgin ride with new Garmin :) by ripnriding at Garmin Connect - Details
Virgin ride with new Garmin :) by ripnriding at Garmin Connect - Details
Virgin Garmin ride
First ride with the Garmin and up at 4 am to review the data :)
Was on my way home on Friday from a day that included just shy of 6 hrs drive time required for work, when I get a bbm from a regular riding buddy....it was simple and to the point...."Ride?". It was like he could read my mind as I was going through all of those internal scenarios in my head about whether I should skip out for a quick road or mountain before the wife and kiddies get home. Had narrowed it down to a mountain for a couple of reasons....the may flies are getting thick this time of year and there is no fun in putting the head down and breathing while placing a hand in front of the nose and mouth at times to prevent these little nusances from clogging up nose and turning into a rather unpleasant "snack". Also...didn't have dbl sided tape to attach the cadence sensor on my crank blah blah blah...was going to be easier to click the Garmin 705 onto the mt bike and just soak up the 20 plus degree temp.
Quick confirmation on time and mode led to the usual pre-ride discussions.....This guy is a speedster...Pulmonary edema and rock star lifestyle not withstanding....this guy is still fast..did I mention he is one of the team members for the 24 ;) This is a good thing. I love it when we both agree that, "yeah...this is gonna be a slow one"..for him...due to a late night...and me...want to geek out to Garmin features while riding and ease the new wheelset into it's maiden voyage....started out this way...for about 10 minutes in anyways.
I was anticipating the usual ride of EFT which generally consists of about an hour and change...but an "option was presented". "Hey....how are you for time today" was the question...translation...lets add some extra trail/km to the usual mix and pretty glad that we did, other than the fact I would have benefited from more than 1 water bottle and perhaps a bit more nutrition for the extra 20 k.
A rip'n and a tearin' was performed with a link up of the trail available at Parrot's Bay. A good ride was had...now...how to link up the Garmin data to this....
Was on my way home on Friday from a day that included just shy of 6 hrs drive time required for work, when I get a bbm from a regular riding buddy....it was simple and to the point...."Ride?". It was like he could read my mind as I was going through all of those internal scenarios in my head about whether I should skip out for a quick road or mountain before the wife and kiddies get home. Had narrowed it down to a mountain for a couple of reasons....the may flies are getting thick this time of year and there is no fun in putting the head down and breathing while placing a hand in front of the nose and mouth at times to prevent these little nusances from clogging up nose and turning into a rather unpleasant "snack". Also...didn't have dbl sided tape to attach the cadence sensor on my crank blah blah blah...was going to be easier to click the Garmin 705 onto the mt bike and just soak up the 20 plus degree temp.
Quick confirmation on time and mode led to the usual pre-ride discussions.....This guy is a speedster...Pulmonary edema and rock star lifestyle not withstanding....this guy is still fast..did I mention he is one of the team members for the 24 ;) This is a good thing. I love it when we both agree that, "yeah...this is gonna be a slow one"..for him...due to a late night...and me...want to geek out to Garmin features while riding and ease the new wheelset into it's maiden voyage....started out this way...for about 10 minutes in anyways.
I was anticipating the usual ride of EFT which generally consists of about an hour and change...but an "option was presented". "Hey....how are you for time today" was the question...translation...lets add some extra trail/km to the usual mix and pretty glad that we did, other than the fact I would have benefited from more than 1 water bottle and perhaps a bit more nutrition for the extra 20 k.
A rip'n and a tearin' was performed with a link up of the trail available at Parrot's Bay. A good ride was had...now...how to link up the Garmin data to this....
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Stupid Crossramp
Met wife at gym today..I got there a little early and the gym was notably...busy...like too busy to make sense busy. Apparently there is an open house week a.k.a everyone coming out from the woodwork to use the gym. Just punched in to a solid hour on the Crossramp...decent cardio nonetheless...cracking a bud...'cause I can ;)
1 hr 3 min
616 cal 40% fat
max 156 or 83% and avg 130 or 70%
Light - 25 min; Moderate 18 min; Hard 18 min
Will punch in tomorrow morning for weights....hopefully the swarm doesn't do the same...
Ahhh...apparently forgot to submit "publish"...above is MONDAY's workout and the previous entry is actually Tuesday's
1 hr 3 min
616 cal 40% fat
max 156 or 83% and avg 130 or 70%
Light - 25 min; Moderate 18 min; Hard 18 min
Will punch in tomorrow morning for weights....hopefully the swarm doesn't do the same...
Ahhh...apparently forgot to submit "publish"...above is MONDAY's workout and the previous entry is actually Tuesday's
PUNCH'd In
A mid day break presented itself as an opp to get a quick workout in. Have to jump on these opportunities when they present themselves...Cardio was disrupted due to duty calling and motivation was quickly sapped resulting in a couple sets of lat pulldowns, bicep curls, some compulsory RC ex's and prone and lateral planks. Rides are looking...challenging to fit in this week with work travel requirements...will have to get a bit more creative here...
I'm done with putting Polar stats down from this point on....will grovel a bit to get my b-day present early....next post most likely will be a ride (fingers crossed) thursday aft (weather permitting) or on Sunday. I think I'll avoid the gym like the plague until the "open house" is over....
I'm done with putting Polar stats down from this point on....will grovel a bit to get my b-day present early....next post most likely will be a ride (fingers crossed) thursday aft (weather permitting) or on Sunday. I think I'll avoid the gym like the plague until the "open house" is over....
Saturday, April 14, 2012
Running outta adjectives to describe...
Today's ride....sun shining, feeling of warmth, layers coming off, sweet techy/flowy/featured trail was a blast to rip through with three cool cats who also have "9-5" names: Fil, Tom and Shaun. 1 hour 44 min inclusive of "catch your friggin' breath" breaks of relatively few km but lots o fun! Will try and get some video of this trail to capture some of the beauty. Wifey still won't let me have my Garmin 'till legitimate B-day so......Polar...do your magic:
9:17 am start, 1 hr 44 min total time (ride time prolly like 1:30)
1174 Calories....55% fat
Max 179 or 96% and 143 avg or 76%
HR zones: Light-52 min; Moderate 27 min; Hard 21 min...I kind of like this stat.....will have to check ratio of Hard to light intermittently throughout the season...
So recap...time in gym......GOOOOOOD for platform/power for climbing steep short technical stuff. Cleaning everything in site. Time to travel and check out some other trails. Work week is in a word.....silly...for the next week. No room for exploring. Crack out the road bike..weather dependant. gym twice a week...classes like core etc
Plan....somehow book work session to accomodate group ride in Durham forest on Thursdays at least 1 x mos.
9:17 am start, 1 hr 44 min total time (ride time prolly like 1:30)
1174 Calories....55% fat
Max 179 or 96% and 143 avg or 76%
HR zones: Light-52 min; Moderate 27 min; Hard 21 min...I kind of like this stat.....will have to check ratio of Hard to light intermittently throughout the season...
So recap...time in gym......GOOOOOOD for platform/power for climbing steep short technical stuff. Cleaning everything in site. Time to travel and check out some other trails. Work week is in a word.....silly...for the next week. No room for exploring. Crack out the road bike..weather dependant. gym twice a week...classes like core etc
Plan....somehow book work session to accomodate group ride in Durham forest on Thursdays at least 1 x mos.
Friday, April 13, 2012
Back to Routine....
YAMAN!!! Finally, waking up and reminding myself that all is good with regular workouts...no more constant stressors going in head re: how....when....before/after am I going to make this happen today...
Indoor workout yesterday morning pre-work incuded the usual cardio and a pretty decent Leg day. Squats rack was free and I jumped all over it to get some quality reps...focus on super slow eccentrics and explosive concentrics with weight that wouldn't really impress an onlooker. Started with a plate aside and really took my time down to 90 degrees and then explode up....would appear odd if someone were watching ;) All this time in the gym IS having an impact on riding so far...should be a good season. After squats...some prone hammy curls to fatigue...should feel this later today and some swiss ball abdominals to finish...In and OUt man...that's how it's done.
Plan..workout with Jac tomorrow a.m before kids swimming and then road ride Sunday, most likely...So ready for warm winds that I will even embrace warm rains...Opening cottage next weekend...that's right...pretty soon, entries will include some great pics/vids of a full 180 on the wakeboard..this is the summer goal :) Still thinking about practicing on the trampoline for this one...Off to Whitby for work and a visit with my little nephew, soon to be nephews x 3!!!!!!!!!!!! Starting to sink in!!! Wow!
Indoor workout yesterday morning pre-work incuded the usual cardio and a pretty decent Leg day. Squats rack was free and I jumped all over it to get some quality reps...focus on super slow eccentrics and explosive concentrics with weight that wouldn't really impress an onlooker. Started with a plate aside and really took my time down to 90 degrees and then explode up....would appear odd if someone were watching ;) All this time in the gym IS having an impact on riding so far...should be a good season. After squats...some prone hammy curls to fatigue...should feel this later today and some swiss ball abdominals to finish...In and OUt man...that's how it's done.
Plan..workout with Jac tomorrow a.m before kids swimming and then road ride Sunday, most likely...So ready for warm winds that I will even embrace warm rains...Opening cottage next weekend...that's right...pretty soon, entries will include some great pics/vids of a full 180 on the wakeboard..this is the summer goal :) Still thinking about practicing on the trampoline for this one...Off to Whitby for work and a visit with my little nephew, soon to be nephews x 3!!!!!!!!!!!! Starting to sink in!!! Wow!
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