Back in the Heat
So I arrived back in town a couple of weeks ago; I was *not* ready for
the heat! The cool cloudy weather of San Diego was a horrible primer
for the searing heat of the summer desert sun. We’ve been having to
get up at as early as 3am to make sure we’re out and back before it
gets too hot. There’s been a lot to adjust to, other than the heat. We’ve decided
that we have a legitimate shot at winning this year’s Tour de Tucson,
so we’ve been training really hard to make that goal. Three days in
the gym, and four on the bike. Our new on the bike regiment is a lot
of fun, we ride a different “type” of ride everyday. One day we go on
a technique ride (where we do lots of different pedal drills), one day
is a hill day (usually sprint repeats up a hill), one day is a sprint
day (flat ground sprints with a small group), and one day is an LSD
day (not the drug =p, “LSD” stands for Long Slow Distance). It’s a
lot of physical activity. In four to six weeks we’ll stop going to
the gym and up our bike time to six days a week. The goal is to get
our muscles (with the help of StrengthEngine) ready to be hammered for
about eight solid weeks before the race. Hopefully things will cool off around here and we’ll get a chance to
sleep in someday [=
@1 year agothe heat! The cool cloudy weather of San Diego was a horrible primer
for the searing heat of the summer desert sun. We’ve been having to
get up at as early as 3am to make sure we’re out and back before it
gets too hot. There’s been a lot to adjust to, other than the heat. We’ve decided
that we have a legitimate shot at winning this year’s Tour de Tucson,
so we’ve been training really hard to make that goal. Three days in
the gym, and four on the bike. Our new on the bike regiment is a lot
of fun, we ride a different “type” of ride everyday. One day we go on
a technique ride (where we do lots of different pedal drills), one day
is a hill day (usually sprint repeats up a hill), one day is a sprint
day (flat ground sprints with a small group), and one day is an LSD
day (not the drug =p, “LSD” stands for Long Slow Distance). It’s a
lot of physical activity. In four to six weeks we’ll stop going to
the gym and up our bike time to six days a week. The goal is to get
our muscles (with the help of StrengthEngine) ready to be hammered for
about eight solid weeks before the race. Hopefully things will cool off around here and we’ll get a chance to
sleep in someday [=
