Tuesday, October 5, 2010

5/10 Just turning the legs over & trying to rest up a bit 80min on the Road bike.
KB class just directed action, didn't lift a thing.
Took a 45min Tai Chi session for seniors week which leaves me feeling great

6/10 Another 80min on the Road bike today, nice & easy.
Also another Tai Chi session for Seniors week which involved a nice walk to Carlton gardens to do the session in the Park.
Tomorrow it's off to Canberra for the Worlds solo 24hr. I'm feeling good & have done what I could with such a busy year having Milly join our family & renovations. Now it all comes down to riding my own race & seeing how I go.

BW 61.3kg

Monday, October 4, 2010

3/10 out for a small play on the MTB nice & early to check out how the helmet Light sits on the new helmet. 95min
PM weights only made the others work hard, I did nothing as my taper let me.

4/10 Another roll around the trails & 1 stupid mistake which lead to me lying the bike down in the gravel. The stupid thing is I've done the same thing on this very loose corner twice before. Was having too much fun & just didn't wash off enough speed before a lose, off camber corner. Will I learn, probably not. 1:45hrs
KB Class had fun tossing around the 12kg, didn't even break a light sweat.

Saturday, October 2, 2010

30/9 Commuted on the MTB for a little bit of trail time. Took it pretty easy 75min
PM easy session, I just played around on the Indo Board doing some balance work.

Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Well I'm back from a good holiday with the family & we managed to do lots & keep everyone happy. I got out for 3 rides & would have liked to do more, but family plans came first so it was fit in what I could. Did a nice ride from Mooloolaba - Mapleton - Bald Knob 2 x's. This was just what I was looking for, with one of the road climbs I hit reading 25% & a couple of others hitting 20%. Pity the traffic decending into Landborough as they were holding me back to 89kph. It was a nice 96km loop with times of 3:10:15 & 3:09:38. The other ride i did was in around Buderim up and down the hills for 90min. Did manage to find one 23% climb but most were around 12% ave.
Only other exercise I did other that lots of walking & playing with the kids, was a Kayak with Flynn & Riley for 50min.
I Checked weight today & have reached my target weight for the World 10 days out. Ready to go at 62kg spot on.

Tuesday, September 21, 2010

21/9 Last chance for a play on the MTB for over a week, so I hit the trails again for the commute & managed to get some night riding in on the way home. 1:50hrs
45min KB class just an easy play with the 16kg

On holidays up to the Sunshine Coast tomorrow for 8 days. I'm allowed to take the road bike to get some more hill training in before the worlds & to check out some rides I've wanted to do for a long time.

Monday, September 20, 2010

16/9 Nice commute 1:30hrs
PM
Deck Squats 2 x 20
Box Jumps 2 x 100
KB Rack Full Jump squats 24kg 10, 15, 20, 15, 10
1 Leg deadlift 5es x 80kg
Deadlift 3 x 10 80kg
GS Jump Squats 40kg 300, 200, 100
Felt good getting through this & now I'll start backing off the weights before the worlds

19/9 2:25hrs on the mountain bike around the Yarra trails trying out the Race Kings front & back. Like how the Race king handles on the front more than running a Mountain king.
PM
Deck Squats 2 x 20
Work-out with 2 x 20kg KB's
Rack Squats 5, 10, 15, 20, 15, 10, 5
Lunges 5, 10, 15, 10, 5es
Cleans 10, 15, 20, 15, 10
1 Leg Deadlift 5, 10, 15es

20/9 Hit the trails again for some fun on the Mountain Bike 1:45hrs & then spent the day doing my pool Lifeguard update.

Wednesday, September 15, 2010

15/9 Had a little extra time today, so I hit the trails around home on the MTB to try out the new tyres. I've gone for this set up to start with & it's the Race King 2.2 on the back & Mountain King 2.2 up front. The first thing I noticed was how narrow they looked for a 2.2 tyres, so I measured them. The Race King came in just under 2.0 & the Mountain King at 2.0 dead, so next to the 2.25 Racing Ralphs I've been riding they look small. They also have a very round profile. They ride very well & really hocked up well in the corners. I hit some off the extremely steep short climbs to see how well the rear hooked up & was very impressed with it's climbing ability right up there with the Racing Ralphs. The Mountain King also did the job that was set it but I think I'll be racing with another Race King up front, as that impressed me more. I would race with the Mountain Kings, but only if it was hard rain. I'll get out this weekend with the Race Kings on front & back this weekend. 2hrs of fun.