Training Log Archive: jcampbell

8.20am: 100% perfect day, sunny, 53degF for exercise and the loop was mobbed with people accordingly which is overall a good thing. Got stuck at the train tracks by a trash train going through and I think with the trash trains they deliberately go slow to piss people off, as it took 9.5 mins for 54 cars to pass!
Anyway out West River Dr 20.10 and back via Kelly Dr, 19.25. Had to slow several times to pass people.

3.45 pm: Bought a new hybrid bike instead of using Carol's, so Carol and I gave it a spin out and back on West River Drive. It certainly moves a lot quicker on the road - felt good. Tomorrow will be a good test as we are planning to do a ride with Philadelphia Cycling Club.

5.10am: Nice cool morning 56degF. As having an early start for work up early and pushed all the way especially back on Kelly Drive home. 20.39, 17.05.
Felt good.

Good stretch after cycle.

6.30pm: A good tough session with 3x5 minutes pieces, one being a 1000m race piece. Betty is a great coach putting us through technique exercises, which I feel I am finally after 5 years getting it right.

6.00am: perfect morning. Steady cycle around the loop. 21.41, 20.28.

Good stretch after cycle.

6.10am: perfect morning 64degF and blue sky appearing with the sunrise. Cool enough that a vest top was in order. Did the loop on Bianchi hybrid. 20.38 to Falls Bridge and pushed hard home, 17.39. Felt good.

Stretching after bike ride.

6.15am: a little less humid. Cycled the loop on the Bianchi hybrid. Reasonable pace out West River Dr, to Fall's Bridge (n end) 20.59, then pushed harder on the way back Kelly Drive. 18.04.

Stretching after bike ride.

10.35am: So much for the weather channel and its weather maps!! Per the map we waited until a good downpour had passes through Philly, when headed out with Carol to do the loop. Out on west river drive and the heavens opened for a short downpour, onward to Fall's bridge (22min) when it started raining again and then the heavens opened up, although drenched sheltered under Strawberry Mansion Bridge until it lessened, continued only for the intensity to increase so ended up sheltering under Columbia Bridge. When lessened a bit headed for home. Not sure whether I was getting more wet from the water on the road being pushed up by the knobby tires or just the rain itself. At the same time with all the humidity of the last few days it was pretty refreshing. Added to this some thunder and lightening. Not the bike ride we had planned! Still some exercise and the moral, don't put too much faith in the weather maps.
Out for 55mins, 45 mins cycling.

C • So 2

4.45pm: A nice lazy day, watching the US Tennis Open on tv. Wanted to run first thing but no running this week at least having pulled hamstring on Friday. Doesn't hurt, but trying not to be stupid and run. Cycled the loop twice instead on Carol's Bianchi hybrid. A lot easier to peddle on the asphalt than the orange Marin. Slow along the schuilkyll river park with crowds going to the concert on the Parkway, then pushed hard out along west river dr,18.24 to Fall's Bridge (north side), 14.23, (1.08 waterstop Lloyd Hall), 2nd loop level 3 - 3.05 to start west river dr, 16.51 to Fall's bridge, (041 waterstop), 21.52 home.
Felt good as 87degF and fairly humid.