March 2009
8 posts
The route...
Dan Watt has graciously used his mapping skills to put together an awesome route for my ride. In total, subject to a couple of small changes, the route is officially 775 kilometres, or 482 miles.
Here’s how it breaks down timewise.
In Florida, I rode 386 miles in 24 hours. That’s an average pace of 16 miles per hour.
If I average 16 miles per hour for 482 miles, I should be able to...
“A smooth sea never made a skillful mariner, neither do uninterrupted prosperity...”
– Unknown
Welcome to the UMCA
Its official, I’m member #5400 of the Ultra Marathon Cycling Association. Amanda is member #5401.
A bunch of updates
Its been a tough couple of weeks training. Non-stop, almost three full weeks. Running, spin, strength training. Time to ease it back a little bit and do some recovery.
The bulk of my training this year has been short, concentrated sessions focusing on overall strength. In past years, I have done a lot more volume, but I think with lesser results.
I’ve started to sprinkle in a few road...
“Endurance is patience concentrated.”
– Thomas Carlyle
Threshold Test Results
Did another lactate threshold test tonight. Was happy to see a slight uptick in both my average heart rate, and therefore my LT, as well as my max heart rate.
“The lactate threshold (LT) is the exercise intensity at which lactic acid starts to accumulate in the blood stream. This happens when it is produced faster than it can be removed (metabolized).” - Wikipedia
It is important for...
“Data is not information, Information is not knowledge, Knowledge is not...”
– Cliff Stoll & Gary Schubert