When reviewing the dozens and dozens of posts I've written in this blog over the past 18 months this is the one that has gotten the most hits:
Use of External Catheter for Racing (or just convenience)...
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Monday, June 27, 2011
Arizona Mountains Training Plan: August to December 2011
My training plan for the next several months is shaping up. To accomplish the ultracycling speed and distance goals that I have will take between 12 - 18 months of focused and disciplined training. This is the first installment of the kind of training I expect to accomplish in the Arizona mountains.
The rural desert mountains and warmer southwestern climate provides me with at least ten months of the year of challenging terrain and `doable' outdoor weather. (Unlike the central midwest where big cities, snow, ice and blizzards for 5 months of the year destroy any possibility of consistency and growth of strength and endurance).
The Garmin links below provide examples of the mountainous terrain:
Prescott to Flagstaff - mountainous terrain to the north
Prescott to Congress - mountains to desert to the south
Skull Valley Loop - local mountain terrain
And below you will note the `work in progress' training plan I have to start with.
Training Plan and Schedule - Aug to Dec 2011
The current (short term) training plan is rooted in a near term event goal, i.e., el Tour de Tucson on November 19, 2011. You will notice that I've sketched out only 4 weeks of the four month training plan. I think it is prudent to apply the Periodization Method to training. And I am certain that the specific day-to-day training tasks will be varied but in keeping with the Periodization strategy.
Here are a few of the local training courses I have developed and plan to do as my fitness and endurance improve:
Local mountain and desert long distance encurance training courses
The rural desert mountains and warmer southwestern climate provides me with at least ten months of the year of challenging terrain and `doable' outdoor weather. (Unlike the central midwest where big cities, snow, ice and blizzards for 5 months of the year destroy any possibility of consistency and growth of strength and endurance).
The Garmin links below provide examples of the mountainous terrain:
Prescott to Flagstaff - mountainous terrain to the north
Prescott to Congress - mountains to desert to the south
Skull Valley Loop - local mountain terrain
And below you will note the `work in progress' training plan I have to start with.
Training Plan and Schedule - Aug to Dec 2011
The current (short term) training plan is rooted in a near term event goal, i.e., el Tour de Tucson on November 19, 2011. You will notice that I've sketched out only 4 weeks of the four month training plan. I think it is prudent to apply the Periodization Method to training. And I am certain that the specific day-to-day training tasks will be varied but in keeping with the Periodization strategy.
Here are a few of the local training courses I have developed and plan to do as my fitness and endurance improve:
Local mountain and desert long distance encurance training courses
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
The deed is done
Retired today. Lots of memories. Lots of sadness. Will miss soooo many good people.
The King is dead.
Long live the King.
The King is dead.
Long live the King.
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Just figured this out
Today is Tuesday. For the past six months I've been working 3 day weeks: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday.
Long about on Tuesdays I'd go to the weather website to gander what the weather will be for my days off: Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Now that the warm(ish) weather has arrived I'd be wanting to plan my cycling on the days off.
So, today I went to the weather site. Mixed forecast for the days off this week. Then I noticed that on Monday the forecast was warm and sunny. DRAT! I said to myself.
"But wait! There's more!"
Then I recollected that ... I don't work next Monday. Nor next Tuesday. Nor Wednesday. In fact ... I don't have a job to go to forever and ever and ever.
Yikes! I'm retiring tomorrow.
I like that.
Nice to `like' things.
Long about on Tuesdays I'd go to the weather website to gander what the weather will be for my days off: Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Now that the warm(ish) weather has arrived I'd be wanting to plan my cycling on the days off.
So, today I went to the weather site. Mixed forecast for the days off this week. Then I noticed that on Monday the forecast was warm and sunny. DRAT! I said to myself.
"But wait! There's more!"
Then I recollected that ... I don't work next Monday. Nor next Tuesday. Nor Wednesday. In fact ... I don't have a job to go to forever and ever and ever.
Yikes! I'm retiring tomorrow.
I like that.
Nice to `like' things.
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