Lactate Threshold workouts are my personal favorite. Find where it hurts and set the cruise control right there. Doing such workouts up a mountain is even better. This is the current training regime and I’ve been headed up Lemmon the past couple of days. Today was my first ride on the Arizona Cyclist Cannondale CAAD 9 custom build. A deal I couldn’t pass up means a lot of sweet road equipment is soon to hit eBay. Most of today’s ride I forgot I was on a different bike - something that is a good thing. With nearly identical geometry, it was a snap to get the fit 100% right on. The only noticeable ride difference was that this one seemed more stable on the fast mountain descent. It was straight as an arrow at 45+ mph… A hard climb followed by a fast descent is the perfect way to test out a new machine and this one is all systems go.
The ride itself was also a success as I’m starting the LT training at about 5% more power than where I started similar workouts last season. We’ll see if I come out of the month still 5% ahead, but I can only improve from here. Progress comes slowly year to year and it doesn’t seem as if I’m going any faster out there, but it’s good to know that improvements have been made.
Recent rider sightings out on the roads have included Todd Wells, Sue Haywood, Chloe Forsman, Iban Mayo (just his look alike perhaps), and about 30 or so 50-something year olds descending the mountain in matching neon green wind jackets. Everybody in Tucson loves the ride. Enjoy yours, -TJ
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