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April 17, 2010: 72 mile ride

mark — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 20:24:28 +0000

We made our way today at a new location in North County at Kit Carson Park. I had already been here because I had run here with the marathon team. I got lost for some stupid reason and made it there on time. I was glad because I knew I hit my minimum fund raising and still needed more. We were getting our official team jerseys for the day and I liked that. I ended up getting the coveted #1 fundraiser for the week.

We went through our normal business of fundraising and coach talk. I didn’t know what to expect for the day this time. I had issues trying to upload the workout course to my garmin and finally did. We did some stretching and then started the ride. I almost forgot everything that day. I left my helmet, my drinks and had to go back to my car and even forgot to lock my car. Its lucky I had to go back to it.

We finally set off and took a needed bathroom break. Little did I know what I was in for today. We took off heading north behind a couple groups and caught up to them. We made our way onto Escondid Blvd and were going on a slow incline and finally merged onto Centre City Parkway. It was nice and flat. We saw some Tour De Cure riders as they passed us. We finally made our way to Champagne Blvd and then that is where it started.

We headed downhill and then got to an intersection and made a left onto Gopher Canyon Road. It was a small but steep climb. I got there finally at the end and then we headed downward and then had to stop. Chad’s rear tire had a flat. We took about 10-15 minutes to change that. As we met up with the other group members, we turned into Little Gopher Canyon Road and that was really nice. It was a small road that went through some tree area with nice homes around it. We had to take another stop because Chad had his front tire go flat.

Once we pushed on we got onto Old River Road, where we headed to the first SAG. I felt good so far. I was getting warm though. I ended up taking off the #1 fundraising jersey and my sleeves to give me some cooling. I refueled and had a sandwhich. I was doing good. I felt somewhat tired from the day before doing a P90X workout of Shoulders and Arms. I think next time I will be doing nothing the day before our ride.

I knew where we were heading after this. We were going up to W Lilac Road. It was a tough climb up there. It was slow and it took a long time. It was a grinder as they say. When we finally got to the top we took a left at Old Highway 395 which was a nice downhill. It was long.

We turned onto Pala Mesa Road. The beginning wasn’t so bad. Right after Daisy Lane is where it got crazy. We had to stand for a bit. I was already tired and now this crazy hill. At the end of Pala Mesa Road, we turned onto Wilt. Wilt was even more harder. I was really digging deep here. We finally got to an area that was flatter and coach Jack told us we were going to go through some rolling hills. They were rolling alright more up and down.

We finally got to an intersection and then got onto Reche Road and Co Hwy S15. After this we turned onto Ranger Road. Ranger Road was a slow grinder. I hated it. It seemed so long. It was like I was biking for an hour or so. The road was rough and I finally go to the end and we had to walk up a little bit to see the traffic to cross the road onto E Mission Road.

We followed this road through till we got to Olive Hill Road. It took us back to our SAG. At the SAG, the team was talking about how hard that ride was. I almost wanted to SAG in and just go back to the start but I had to stick with the team. I found out that one of our guys had his knee pop. He had to SAG in. I didn’t eat much at SAG. I had a stomache ache. I heard that the fiber in the bread could be the problem. I was working hard on this workout and i think that it could be the problem. We had only about 23 miles left and one more long hill left which was Champagne.

We headed towards W Lilac but stayed on Camino Del Rey. It took us about 20 minutes to get to the N Old Hwy 395 where Champagne Blvd would be coming. After climbing Champagne, we got onto Jesmond Dene Rd and climbed a small hill and followed this scenic downhill to N Broadway in Escondido and followed this to El Norte Pkwy to Citris Ave to Bear Valley Pkwy back to the parking lot.

We finished, it was tough and I was tired. I had cramps and all sorts of problems. I know some new things about myself and I will learn from it to take on the next challenge.

April 3, 2010: Team in Training 60 mile ride

mark — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 15:13:13 +0000

Well, what do you know a new ride this past Saturday. I did like this ride a lot. It proved a lot of things to me for the last couple of weeks of training though.

We started our way at the Carlsbad Pointsettia Train Station. It was a new location to me but I remember riding by this train station so many times now on the last couple of rides we have had. Now we are starting here. I didn’t know much of the terrain at all on this ride. I remember seeing so many new things and sites I did enjoy on the ride.

We headed south for a small distance to go to the restrooms at the nearest Jack in a Box and talked a little before we took our morning ride. It is funny sometimes how we always seem to be the last group to leave but in the end we are always first. We followed Avenida Encinitas till we hit Carlsbad Blvd.

Onto Carlsbad Blvd and we headed north for a quite a distance and followed into S. Pacific Street. We then got onto the San Luis River trail that seemed like a large bike and running path that was single lane and had traffic coming both ways. There were a lot of people on this pathway. I liked it though. It gave a new scenery to look at and it proved a little tough with the headwind we were experiencing here. We did do a lot of changing here on the front. This pathway followed the 78 freeway east and we took this for a good distance till we got to College Blvd and made our way to N. River Road.

N. River Road was a different road. It seemed similar to roads in Rancho Santa Fe. There was a lot of rolling hills here. I remember going up and down a good amount of them. We followed it to Mission Rd and then back onto Old River Road and then to McDonalds where our SAG was stationed at. We met with the Ace Team riders. We were in Bonsal, I didn’t know of this area at all. It seems that doing all this training is great and has many new sights to see around San Diego.

After the SAG, I asked about our new path. We were going to be doing some climbing. I decided to keep a mindset of taking it easy on the hills so that I wouldn’t get an overall burning in my legs. I had to keep my heart rate down. We headed onto W Lilac Road and it proved to be a tough hill with different grades. At the top it intersected the 15 freeway on a bridge that I seem to drive by on the way to Temecula. I always wondered how to get onto it and now I know.

We took a break at the top and then rode down onto Old Highway 395. We were screaming down this hill at 40 mph max. As this road connects into Champagne Blvd, I knew I was in for it. This climb was a steady grade that was something around 3 miles long. I think it took me around 15 minutes to get to the top where we had another SAG. I was tired. I am glad the weather was nice or it would have been worse. We had a long rest and waited for one of the other team mates as he was having a hard time that day.

We eventually got going again and left him at the SAG and continued our way west again through Deer Springs Road. We continued our way through N. Twin Oaks Valley Road and followed that as we crossed the 78 freeway. We made our way and got onto W San Marcos Blvd. and continued to head west and get back to the coast. This area was nice. It was just some rolling hills and we got to our last sag with about 10 miles left next to a Carls Jr.

We followed San Marcos Blvd. till it intersected with El Camino Real and followed that and then we got onto Cannon Road where we saw our last hill of the day. It wasn’t too long of a hill but it proved to be steep and tough. I was burning my legs at the top with some standing and I knew that we were almost home. We crossed the 5 freeway and got back onto Avenida Encinas and got to the parking lot. It was a tough day.

I know now that I will be prepared next week for the ride. I know it will be tough but with some riding I will do this week, hopefully I can do better.

March 1, 2010: 2 mile run

mark — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:13:32 +0000

So my gf and I decided to go for a run. We originally thought that we were going to run at Miramar lake but since I was already sore we decided to run around the neighborhood.

We decided on a distance of two miles since she is comfortable with that distance. So we took off right when we got outside. My calves were already sore form the 2 previous days of cycling and snowboarding. I knew that I didn’t want to go out fast anyways.

We were running at a moderate pace of around 15 min/mile. She did well and it was nice. I am glad that the route isn’t too crazy but it is a nice run. We run along side the road though with the cars. It gives us something to see. I would rather not though. We did some part in the beginning in the neighborhood before getting out to the main road.

We finished around Palomar Hospital and then came back. It was good!

February 27, 2010: Spin Class

mark — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:14:21 +0000

Another rain day for us on a Saturday morning. It was earlier than last Saturday. 8am is the time. I got there and we had Kim Mueller come in to talk to us about Nutrition and what we need to do before, during and after our cycling. She gave us a lot of information about this. She is a registered dietitian and has a Master’s Degree in Exercise Physiology.

After her talk we continued onto our spin class. Our Coach Jay led the class. He is the ace coach and I had the luck of sitting right in front of him. Little did I know at the beginning of the class that I was going to get a crazy workout from him. He really pushed me that day and I was going through many things in my head and throughout my body.

In the end, the workout was awesome and I pushed it a lot. He made me go harder than any of the other previous workouts with the team.

I was able to pickup a new cycle computer from Garmin to pair with my Forerunner. It was the bike cadence/speed sensor. I had some issues at first but I was able to get it going to work with my watch. I think I like it more because I can see my whole workout on my watch and to help pair it with the running and now cycling. It has more advantages now.

Garmin Connect.

February 25, 2010: 4.5 mile run

mark — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 22:29:15 +0000

Wow, I never knew how tough running this distance at a pace that I normally would run would feel like after not running in two weeks. This run was tough. I felt rushed though. I would have liked to start earlier and stretch a little bit, but time was not on my side.

I drove home from work knowing I wanted to get in a run because it was early day for me. I told my gf that I was planning on running. We got home and were out by 5pm. I had to drop by my mom’s house to get my brother who was going to cycle.

We got to Miramar Lake around 530ish. I didn’t have a lot of time, it was going to get dark fast. I had to get out and go.

I started running and was going at a good pace. I felt like the first mile was ok. It was good. I stopped and walked for a bit and then got going again. The mile 2 was tough. I couldn’t keep my 9 minute pace and was slowing. As I got to around mile 1.5, I told myself to go some more but my legs started feeling tired. It was getting dark and I hate running in the dark without any lights.

I ended up getting to the 2.25 mile marker and turned around. I knew now that my pace was around a 10 minute pace. I was slowing down and couldn’t keep the pace. By the time I got to around a mile left, I felt spent and couldn’t finish. I was glad I finished but not in my performance. I need to get back into it.

Insanity Results Day 63 youtube video

mark — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 15:44:20 +0000

Feb 23, 2010: Spin Class

mark — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 17:37:25 +0000

Another day at spin class. I thought it was going to be a good day with a good workout. It seemed just the same as thursday workouts to me. We started and got into it and finished with the warm up when somebody to my left fell off their trainer and bike. Everybody just stopped and kinda watched while the coaches helped him. He was bleeding from behind his hear. He may have hit the next persons bike on the way down. I don’t know what he did to fall off. I think he seemed alright because he was able to get up and walk around.

My butt seems to hurt the most at the beginning and when I get home from the workouts. I don’t know how long this will take to get used to. I feel that I might be riding too much to not get used to it. I am wondering if I need to just rest more between rides. What do you guys think? Any tips.

Feb 20, 2010: Spin Class

mark — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 15:51:39 +0000

We were not able to get outside again for a ride this past Saturday due to the weather. I am beginning to think that we won’t be doing much cycling outside. I am kinda bummed because I wanted to get outside. We just did a spin class. I think my butt needs to break in faster though. The new seat helped and also did the new gel liner that I bought but it still doesn’t feel quite right.

I might need to get the seat at the correct angle and position. I hate to change anything on my bike because it might always change my cycling. It was crazy at the spin class because it seemed like everyone was there. We had about 30 or so people in the intermediate class and about 20 people in the advanced class.

I ended up going to trek after the spin class to get me some new livestrong bands and also to look around. I also picked up some chamous butter. I wonder if it might help at all. We will see!

one hundred pushups: Week 3 Day 1 repeat

mark — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:38:47 +0000

I managed to get this workout in yesterday. I did them pretty early in the evening and not wanting to beat the bush and wait till later that evening after dinner. I was supposed to also go to a Team in Training spin class that night but I didn’t eventually go because it was raining and I didn’t want to deal with a wet body and wet bike in the class. I know I should have gone. Maybe this Thursday will be better.

The workout was easier than I expected. I don’t know what will be for tomorrow though. The reps really do go up. I did rest a lot between sets so I don’t know if that might have helped also. I think it was over 120 seconds between sets. The last set was tough but I slowly got the last 10 in. I guess we will see what happens next time for tomorrow on the new workout. Hopefully it won’t be so tough and I can finish the last set.

workout: 20,25,15,15,25
actual: 20,25,15,15,30

100 pushups: February 5, 2010

mark — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:32:18 +0000

This is a tough workout no matter what. I can’t seem to get all the reps in the last set. I wonder if I am supposed to be going to a lower week or just get to something that I can finish. I am feeling that I am getting stronger though. I think I will probably have to repeat Week 3. Even though this week is technically my week 3 I should be doing Week 3 I guess. I probably should be posting some videos along with them to see where I am and to show the peeps out there my progress.

Team in Training seems promising. I need to get on my letters and to create those and to also mail some of them out.