Ojai Valley’s Hammerhead Century. Outstanding ride up into Los Padres National Forest then out to Santa Barbara and back along the coast. Cloudy overcast made for perfect cycling conditions….
Ojai to Ventura and return. Easy spin to get the legs loosen up after the long drive. Total elevation climbed was 937 feet.
Distance 22.74mi Time 01:30 Felt good
Santiago Canyon, Live Oaks course in Orange County, a very nice ride except that the final 30 miles or so is all in heavy traffic. Total elevation climbed was 4,922 feet.
Distance 79.82mi TimeLaguna Beach’s Seven Sisters, not quite like the Seven Sisters at Mt. Tam, but a nice ride. Total elevation climbed was 4,450 feet. Windy but the scenery was excellent, especially up on the…
Fountain Valley to Laguna Beach, nice beaches but oh so flat. The winds were strong coming back which made us labor more than I thought we would.
Distance 26.13mi Time 01:25 Felt goodHills: Harrison Grade
Needed to get a quick ride before we head down to Orange County for the long weekend. Good climb up Harrison Grade at my best pace of the year. Total elevation climbed was…
Recovery Ride into Sebastopol
Easy spin into Sebastopol for a quick coffee. Nice day in West County.
Distance 18.48mi Time 01:05 Felt alrightHill Intensity Training
Late afternoon training session of Hill Repeats and then a nice loop between Occidental and Freestone.
The only issue is that I was almost hit by a gray pick up truck…
Interval: Westside to Lambert Bridge
Was glad to ride today without pain. Was able to put in a great pace on my interval training averaging a little over 22 mph. Great lunch time ride on a…
Modesto Road Race
Flat as a pancake, hot and windy but in the third lap I cramped up big time. First two laps the group was cruising around 24 mph but during the third lap I cramped but vowed…
Recovery: Westside to Lambert Bridge
Easy ride on a beautiful Sonoma day, I must have seen 300+ other cyclists out today. Great when the cyclists outnumber the cars 10x, I wish this was an…
Oakmont team time trial practice
We did some practice for our upcoming team time trial around Oakmont. My legs did not have the response that I am use to and so I was not able to pull for all…
Recovery Ride into Sebastopol
Slow but with high cadence as I was tired and sore from yesterday. Nice day to be on a bike, almost seemed summer like. Registration for Levi Leipheimer’s Gran…
Rambling Through West County
Rode today with the owner of my local bike shop and long time resident of West Sonoma. He took me on climbs that I had never seen, heard of or ridden, what an…
Recovery Ride into Sebastopol
Easy spin to the local bike shop, but I am still feeling tired. Hope to recover by tomorrow as I have an aggressive ride scheduled for then and the Modesto road…
Aerobic Endurance Training
Great day riding down to Tomales, then further to Marshall and return on Chileno Valley and Burnside. Lots of elevation but did not push too hard trying to keep in…
Speed Interval Training
Working on increasing pace and cadence. It was a great day to be out and a very good workout. Total elevation climbed was 2,684 feet, which was a lot less than yesterday…
Hill Intensity Training
Worked on climbing even though I was still sore. Climbed Sweetwater, Joy (anything but) and Harrison Grade. Total elevation climbed was 5,244 feet.
Distance 54.79mi …Interval: Westside to Lambert Bridge
First nice day in over a week, warm but breezy. Great pace working on speed intervals. Total elevation climbed was only 2,099 feet.
Distance 36.31mi Time …Team Time Trial Chileno Valley Spring Hill
Our team did quite well today taking 5th on the 20 mile course coming in at 47:02 and missing fourth by only 1 second. I was the fifth finisher so my…
