Saturday, July 25, 2009

Need more POWER!


This has been a tough month. I've taken a few breaks off the bike and lost a bit of what little top end power and endurance I had. So I decided to borrow Bridget's power meter for the first time.

For the past few years Bridget and I have used a moderate hill call Kuglar Mill as test of form. So after a 78 mile ride with my friend Tony I thought I would climb Kuglar Mill to chart where I am at in form and power. It isn't tough, but the 3-5% gradient pushes you to maintain a high speed and you eventually grind yourself into the ground.

Hopefully as my shoulder heals and I get more time on the bike and begin to train for cyclocross I will see progress and a return to the form I had earlier in the season. I will track my progress on the blog, as well as my attempt to break Bridget's supposed 7:15 record.

I want to thank my échappé homies Bridget, Joe & Rachel, Tony, Jaden and Scott for the many group miles this month. Usually group rides only make up 10% of my training, but this month it has been over half. Thanks for the company!

3 comments:

  1. de nada. Jimmy you got plenty of power. You should hit Kugler Boogler with fresher legs than after a 70 mile ride and you'll bang that thing out way faster. While the long group rides are fun, time to start cutting back the ride times/hours and narrow the focus to shorter and harder with more rest between. Sprinkle some skill/speed work in there in a few weeks and you'll be golden come CX race day.

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  2. Merci! Je respire tant que J'attque!
    I vow to destroy Bridget's time...

    Actually Kuglar Mill Hill repeats serve as a good CX practice — kind of like hard CX laps.

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