longest of the year for me. We were taking it pretty slow. left my garmin running at a couple of the stops so it picked up some non moving time and power. It was a good day. Jane felt great at the end of the ride. She was riding really strong in the flats. Probably the strongest she's ever been.
Sunday went MTB for a bit with a friend. Trails were pretty damp with the 2 inches of rain we received the night before. Still very ridable though. Couldn't really do that in Missouri.
Minds in Motion bike tour by stully05 at Garmin Connect - Details
Monday, June 20, 2011
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Still working.
4 months since surgery. Been weight bearing for almost 2 months. Have been hitting the weights more regularly, although that leaves me unable to ride for a couple days after that - my legs are just too tired to do anything but soft pedal. Made an appearance at the slower Wednesday night ride last week. I wasn't the slowest, but i wasn't fast. Last weekend Jane's sister was in town so I didn't get much riding in. I tried to ride a bit on Sunday after Jane's triathlon that she did very well in, but my legs were crap.
Monday I rode up the bluff on the MTB and hit up some trails for a short ride. It was the second time I've been on the trails since I've been riding. This attempt went much better than the first. The first time I could barely stay on the trail. Tuesday I did the "fast ride." I've said it before and I'll say it again, there are crazy fast people here. Even-though I'm still rehabbing, the hammer was dropped and I was off the back on the climb, and then the rollers after that. The pace was being pushed by a group of guys who are all cat 3's but could really be 1's with the power they put out. One guy was the runner up in the Wisconsin RR state champs to Nathan Guerra. Nathan is a pro rider on the WORS circuit who typically finishes top 3 between Brian Matter and Tristan Schouten. So basically by 30 miles I had to bail out with another guy and soft pedal home.
This saturday I'm doing a bike tour. I've only done 1 before and I'm looking forward to this one. Primarily because I still need to get base miles in and this one has cookies and snacks along the way. 62 miles with 2 climbs - I'll be riding with Jane and a couple other friends who will ride it at a pace that will be good for base miles. and it's for charity. Probably end up with 70 miles by the end of the day saturday.
The strength is coming along and I'll be racing soon enough. If not this sunday, next sunday will be my first race back. A MTB race in Red Wing, MN.
Monday I rode up the bluff on the MTB and hit up some trails for a short ride. It was the second time I've been on the trails since I've been riding. This attempt went much better than the first. The first time I could barely stay on the trail. Tuesday I did the "fast ride." I've said it before and I'll say it again, there are crazy fast people here. Even-though I'm still rehabbing, the hammer was dropped and I was off the back on the climb, and then the rollers after that. The pace was being pushed by a group of guys who are all cat 3's but could really be 1's with the power they put out. One guy was the runner up in the Wisconsin RR state champs to Nathan Guerra. Nathan is a pro rider on the WORS circuit who typically finishes top 3 between Brian Matter and Tristan Schouten. So basically by 30 miles I had to bail out with another guy and soft pedal home.
This saturday I'm doing a bike tour. I've only done 1 before and I'm looking forward to this one. Primarily because I still need to get base miles in and this one has cookies and snacks along the way. 62 miles with 2 climbs - I'll be riding with Jane and a couple other friends who will ride it at a pace that will be good for base miles. and it's for charity. Probably end up with 70 miles by the end of the day saturday.
The strength is coming along and I'll be racing soon enough. If not this sunday, next sunday will be my first race back. A MTB race in Red Wing, MN.
Thursday, June 2, 2011
Riding and stuff
Been walking for about 4 weeks now. the PT says I still walk with a limp although I no longer have pain. My muscles have been trained to limp now which I need to break. It's weird because I don't notice I have a limp and feel I'm walking normal. Have been doing some rides trying to build a base and build my left leg at the same time. I'll have a decent ride by myself and then ride with Jane and she'll pretty much put the hurt on me in the straights. I just don't have any power, or atleast can't hold it. I need to be more consistent with PT as I've been slacking. And the fact that Jane and I were in the Virgin Islands for the last 9 days.
I need to stay motivated to workout my leg 5 times a week. 3 weight training days and 2 balance, core, small muscle stuff.
Monday, after hardly eating anything good or in good quantity over the weekend, and traveling 18 hours home on Sunday, not getting to bed until 3am Monday, and again not eating much and mowing the lawn before we rode, we set out to ride and easy 25 miles. Our plan was to ride to minnesota, do 1 climb and soft pedal home. Well the loop that we took was longer than we thought and we made a wrong turn. Ended up riding 40 miles with 1500 feet of climbing and 20mph headwinds the 2nd half. Normally that would be nothing, but considering all the above, I was completely wasted. Barely made it home after 3 hours. Tuesday and wednesday my left hip is pretty sore - Need to work on pedaling smooth and actually using my quad and stop when it's tired. I must have been compensating somehow and trashed my hip.
Wednesday went on the "slow group" ride and had to peel off at 7 miles because I couldn't hold the pace. PT tests show my left leg is 35% deficient in strength. Next test is 2 weeks away. We'll see how much I can gain.
I need to stay motivated to workout my leg 5 times a week. 3 weight training days and 2 balance, core, small muscle stuff.
Monday, after hardly eating anything good or in good quantity over the weekend, and traveling 18 hours home on Sunday, not getting to bed until 3am Monday, and again not eating much and mowing the lawn before we rode, we set out to ride and easy 25 miles. Our plan was to ride to minnesota, do 1 climb and soft pedal home. Well the loop that we took was longer than we thought and we made a wrong turn. Ended up riding 40 miles with 1500 feet of climbing and 20mph headwinds the 2nd half. Normally that would be nothing, but considering all the above, I was completely wasted. Barely made it home after 3 hours. Tuesday and wednesday my left hip is pretty sore - Need to work on pedaling smooth and actually using my quad and stop when it's tired. I must have been compensating somehow and trashed my hip.
Wednesday went on the "slow group" ride and had to peel off at 7 miles because I couldn't hold the pace. PT tests show my left leg is 35% deficient in strength. Next test is 2 weeks away. We'll see how much I can gain.
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