Training Log Archive: MTBjen

Still getting used to my bike having moving parts. Some of them move too much, and i nearly got badly squashed when the back wheel fell off without warning. Then i nearly got run over by a truck but unfortunately still made it to the group ride. Got dropped by about 10m on the col-du-leighton, but caught them again before McCabe (not traffic light-assisted either this time!) Stayed with them until the first hill, up which they suddenly vanished, without a trace. Couldn't even spot the tail end disappearing around corners like usual. I have never been so quickly and depressingly totally dropped before. Amazingly they were still there when i got to CCGS and let me ride with them after that. Some bloke all wrapped up in 10 layers of fleece said i was really hard, for not having a beanie on, and then told John off for pushing the pace at the front when his girlfriend had fallen off the back. Thank you, random roadie. I'm sure it would help my training no end if the whole group slowed down for the sake of my ego.

To work 1 then to work 2, the shortest possible way.

Home

From the pool to reabold and back, plus recoveries down the hill

Reps up reabold the back way. long reps from perry lakes drive (about 1k), short from the base of the hill (710m)

Long short short short long
6.01 3.57 4.14 4.01 5.53

Felt AWFUL the whole time. Legs hurt everywhere, i blame the intense calf loosening episode but at least they do feel looser so i guess they will improve. I couldn't even keep up with meg tonight, but through sheer stubbornity stayed in front of linda. Fastest rep tonight matched the slowest one from last week. Urgh.