Training Log Archive: RASPUTIN

Bike Accident...

Planned on a 4hr ride up PCH and back with Newport Coast repeats.

INSTEAD, after my warmup, about 35 minutes into the ride, riding through Laguna Beach on PCH, a jackass walks in front of me as I am riding across an intersection WITH traffic, no stop sign, no light, he just spaced out. I slammed on the brakes, immediately made head-to head contact. My temple colided with his forehead. Nice. I went down hard.

Contusion on occipital bone/corner of my eye, contusion on cheekbone, contusion on lateral knee area, lacerations on left knee, right palm, right ankle.

Ambulance came pretty fast, cops too. Since everything seemed to work, I didn't file a report etc., just was pissed that I would have to soft pedal home. I really wanted to finish my 4 hr ride. but that's not a good idea with a blown cleat! bummer.

Tore the speedplay cleat off my shoe, ripped up my handlebars, ripped up my saddle.

Rode home easy obviously. Hard to pedal without clipping in and a without the destroyed cleat.

SO, be careful out there folks!

Two guys on my Sho Air bike team were injured badly after crashing in the last week. one is in the ICU and one is in recovery after being in Serious condition. I was lucky!

C • Dude you shoudl have filed ... 1

wood cyn out and back after bike...!!!!

kept hr under 150
1 mile w/up,
1 mile c/dn with bounding exercises,

96 degrees. nasty

3 laps through the canyons, with modjeska (5:33, 6:03), silverado, live oak, etc.

nice long warmup.

rode with group of 12 that started, 3 of us finished the 3rd lap. larry and dave "the undroppable".

kept pace steady except steeper climbs

7700' gain

corona del mar ocean swim with mark and ?

swam to first buoy steady in 2' flat.
main:
4:45/4:45/4:30/5:30/easy cool down

easy run from corona del mar to crystal cove with mark, who is rehabbing after major stress fracture. first 20 minutes with mark Very easy, 8:30 pace, then cruised to cottage path and turned around. wanted to go longer, felt awesome today, but the plan was 40-45, right knee pain is still pretty intense. if it persists i'll make an appt w/ orthopaed next week.

Same ride as Tuesday, except moved HR limit from "Easy"/level 1 to
upper steady. Again, a long, deep warmup and mostly kept it Steady/2 pace. Knee still sore, but strong. maybe subpatellar bruise.

Temporarily out of Vitargo S2, so I used some Perpeteum. Gross!

I can't believe I used that stuff for so many years. Almost instantly my stomach complained, and by the end of the ride I felt bloated. I don't mind the taste, but the maltodextrin and sugar don't work for me.

C • Spinach 2

C • There isn't suger added to ... 1

Corona del Mar
with Fletcher and Monique.

Swam outter buoys square, then 2 laps of the inner buoys.
Wore wetsuit, it fits better than last year! ha

Shoulders felt fine.

New singletrack across from CdM...5th and Poppy is the trailhead.
Ran with Fletcher and Monique.
Very easy warmup for 10 minutes, then HR of 160-170 on the trail, which is about 2 miles long. Turned around at top of the trial, on San Joaquin, ran back slow since it was dark, and in the thick brush footing was sketchy. 3 stream crossings.

Easy Pace, Low steady on climbs.
Deeep warmup, 8 miles soft pedal to PCH via Alicia/CV Pkwy
Rode up PCH to Jamboree, then took backbay to bike path to NAC.
rode home the same way, except took jamboree across pch
and up to Corona del Mar. Wished I was in the water!

Kept HR in check, never above 140, all Zone 1.

AeT on the bike is around 148, LT is 160-162 range, haven't
done any field tests lately...

Corona del Mar...Run/Swim.
Ran from entrance-south along PCH, into Crystal Cove, turned around
at Cottage path...Easy warmup, Zone 1. Kept HR in check.
Rest of run was under AeT, top of Easy, bottom of Steady.
Bit dehydrated.

Still some left soleus tightness, not too much of a problem during the run.
Knees very sore from yesterday's insane MTB at San Juan Trail/with Swami's ride and extra climbing the day before.

Corona del Mar

One lap around the Buoys, stroke felt off today.
5:00/6:00
Focus on thumbs.
Felt nice on the legs, colder water temp today, 65!!!!!
Was quite cold getting out. swam in just suit and goggles.