With under five weeks until the NMBS opener, the race season is just around the corner. I’ve been getting in some fun rides and quality training and have seem to have found a good mix. Feeling stronger, having fun, and keeping fresh are all good indications right? It’s been V02 intervals as of late. Wednesday and Thursday my PowerTap bit it, so I was left to guess at what 3 minutes was and then simply repeat that stretch of road. What I intend to be a 7×3min workout turned out to be about 7×4min as I later determined, judging by Intergalactic’s duration over the iPod. I shortened things up for 7×3min (roughly) on Thursday before getting in our weekly CTS group ride on Fridays. Anyone who’s in Tucson and looking for a pretty mellow 50 miles ought to join in; we leave from the office at 8 every week.
Rather than doing the Shootout again I opted for a double day of VO2 on Saturday as it’s hard for me to get enough of these things. Doing 15 minutes of work in the morning and then another 15 minutes in the afternoon made for 30 minutes at or above 400 watts. Now if only I could do that effort without all the recovery built in!
Sunday I got up to Summerhaven riding with Evan whose in Tucson for a couple more weeks. It was cold descending into town at the top, but by the time we’d finished up the fudge from the general store, the winds had warmed the mountain all the way up the Palisades area. It was a fast cruise down the eighty degree warmth that covered the Tucson. This ride never gets old and the five hours goes by quickly with good company out there. Just above Windy Point we ran into Jesse Rient who’s out here for another week, surely making the most of the sunshine.
And now it’s the start of another work week with a three day camp that runs over the weekend. Enjoy the riding. -TJ
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TJ,
I was down at the Old Pueblo racing/riding with a few friends, a rented RV and a whole lot of cold. Why is it that the desert is like that when a WI boy comes down there? I thought about contacting you to see if you would be there, but R.Kay said you wouldn’t be riding in it. I guess he was right to a degree. When you come to town, I’d like to go riding with you and whoever. I see Chloe is doing well. Good for her. Have a great spring and good luck on the schedule.
Hope I run into you down here somewhere. I am skipping the Shootout tomorrow because…..7am…….cold…..etc. Heading to Summerhaven today in an hour after the stop at La Buzz.