I now race for Bianchi/Grand Performance Cycling Team
"Me at the 2008 International Cycling Classic aka Superweek"
Monday, January 25, 2010
Sunday, January 24, 2010
This Weekend's Training
SATURDAY
Bianchi/Grand Performance Team indoor training session with CTS coach Fiona Lockhart at The Dance Studio
Wow! This was HARD. It was cold and slippery outside, I could barely make it to my car from the front door! There was a layer of ice all over everything, including my poor car. Fortunately, I had the new RAMSMTEIN album and hadn't listened to it yet, so, I poppsed that in I after 5 songs I was motivated and pumped. I can't believe how amazing the album is! Each song was even better than the previous one...how is this possible?
Anyway, Fiona said that Session #1 would be the hardest because we were establishing our threshold. I dreaded this b/c I know mine has plumemted into my feet, lol. So we started warming up, and my PowerTap decided to not work, then it started working when it felt like it. This was odd because it worked all week. Maybe it got too cold? Batteries?
We rode for a bit, then did intervals to get ourselves ready to be in the pain cave. Then the 20min. as hard as you can go interval began. We got some music too which was nice. I wished I could've had Rammstein in my ear. So I could barely hold 20-30W below what my FTP used to be, how sad. But I tried my best. ANother teammate and Fiona walked around and too readings from our heart rate monitors and power meters every few minutes. It was all so official and cool.
Fiona is having me email my power file to her so she can analyze it. I can't believe that this is al FREE to my team. Bianchi/Grand Performace Cycling Team is serious as shit and hard core. They really believe is including EVERYONE for training. No one is excluded based on ability. This is what makes a good team. I am excited and motivated to push myself and get better so I can pull off a result for us this season.
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1:02
SUNDAY
I did the Vision Quest FORCE DVD threshold test for a warmup. This was 20 minutes. Then I headed outside into 34 degree weather with freezing rain...or raiing slush, whatever, it was miserable and great. I rode through a million way too deep freezing cold puddles of water and my back and feet got a bit cold, but not too bad. I was on my 'cross bike so I had my mtn bike shoes on and they have better protection against the elements. I rode outside for 30 minutes.
NUMBERS
00:50
Bianchi/Grand Performance Team indoor training session with CTS coach Fiona Lockhart at The Dance Studio
Wow! This was HARD. It was cold and slippery outside, I could barely make it to my car from the front door! There was a layer of ice all over everything, including my poor car. Fortunately, I had the new RAMSMTEIN album and hadn't listened to it yet, so, I poppsed that in I after 5 songs I was motivated and pumped. I can't believe how amazing the album is! Each song was even better than the previous one...how is this possible?
Anyway, Fiona said that Session #1 would be the hardest because we were establishing our threshold. I dreaded this b/c I know mine has plumemted into my feet, lol. So we started warming up, and my PowerTap decided to not work, then it started working when it felt like it. This was odd because it worked all week. Maybe it got too cold? Batteries?
We rode for a bit, then did intervals to get ourselves ready to be in the pain cave. Then the 20min. as hard as you can go interval began. We got some music too which was nice. I wished I could've had Rammstein in my ear. So I could barely hold 20-30W below what my FTP used to be, how sad. But I tried my best. ANother teammate and Fiona walked around and too readings from our heart rate monitors and power meters every few minutes. It was all so official and cool.
Fiona is having me email my power file to her so she can analyze it. I can't believe that this is al FREE to my team. Bianchi/Grand Performace Cycling Team is serious as shit and hard core. They really believe is including EVERYONE for training. No one is excluded based on ability. This is what makes a good team. I am excited and motivated to push myself and get better so I can pull off a result for us this season.
NUMBERS
1:02
SUNDAY
I did the Vision Quest FORCE DVD threshold test for a warmup. This was 20 minutes. Then I headed outside into 34 degree weather with freezing rain...or raiing slush, whatever, it was miserable and great. I rode through a million way too deep freezing cold puddles of water and my back and feet got a bit cold, but not too bad. I was on my 'cross bike so I had my mtn bike shoes on and they have better protection against the elements. I rode outside for 30 minutes.
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00:50
Saturday, January 23, 2010
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
New Job
I finally got my training peaks account activated to Premium so I can download training data. I know it's sad but I couldn't afford the $20 bucks a month. I should be able to afford this for a few months. I also have my PowerTap working finally. So, I'll soon be putting he link back up that leads to my training data for anyone who follows my long dead blog anymore. lol I am sure I have maybe 1 reader left. Maybe. :)
I also ordered a hard rubber mat to that goes beneath exercise bikes and treadmills in order to muffle the sound or dampen the sound when I am on my trainer. Now I can do my workouts at 5am when I wake up instead of when I get home in the evening. This will prevent me from skipping workouts because I am too tired, too hungry, too stressed from a days work. Those dumb ass excuses that I use. :)
I also signed up for some team training with a professional coach. She will teach us 7:45-8:45am on Saturdays from Jan. 23 to Mar. 13. YAY! I hope to be in decent shape in 3 weeks, or better shape. I just can't face being in a room right now with a bunch of fit people and me feeling like a blob! lol
And, I will be starting a new job in mid Feb. Same field, new lab. Yay. It's a big step up for me. I just have to pray that there is no one on the damn lay off list to take my job away from me. It's not fair that they can force people to hire people on this list. I found the damn job, it's mine. I worked my butt off and sought this person out and I am qualified for the position. It's mine darn it. I got laid off so I know how it feels, but I would never want a job because someone was forced to take me on.
And, RAMMSTEIN!!!!! RULES!!!!
I also ordered a hard rubber mat to that goes beneath exercise bikes and treadmills in order to muffle the sound or dampen the sound when I am on my trainer. Now I can do my workouts at 5am when I wake up instead of when I get home in the evening. This will prevent me from skipping workouts because I am too tired, too hungry, too stressed from a days work. Those dumb ass excuses that I use. :)
I also signed up for some team training with a professional coach. She will teach us 7:45-8:45am on Saturdays from Jan. 23 to Mar. 13. YAY! I hope to be in decent shape in 3 weeks, or better shape. I just can't face being in a room right now with a bunch of fit people and me feeling like a blob! lol
And, I will be starting a new job in mid Feb. Same field, new lab. Yay. It's a big step up for me. I just have to pray that there is no one on the damn lay off list to take my job away from me. It's not fair that they can force people to hire people on this list. I found the damn job, it's mine. I worked my butt off and sought this person out and I am qualified for the position. It's mine darn it. I got laid off so I know how it feels, but I would never want a job because someone was forced to take me on.
And, RAMMSTEIN!!!!! RULES!!!!
Thursday, January 7, 2010
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Yesterday's Training
Ugh, I really blew that. lol
I met my new teammates at our sponsoring bike shop, Grand Performance. The bad luck started immediately, as it usually does for me. My PT died during a ride last Sunday, so I went into the bike shop where the gentleman replaced the battery. The computer worked, but it still didnt read data from the hub and cadence sensor. "Shit!" I'm thinking. I need a record of what I do for personal motivation. Oh well, we start off on the ride and there are like 9 ladies and 2 gents. I thought things were going well, but after climbing up a slight grade on the Smith High Bridge and gettting caught at 2 traffic lights, I knew I had to go my own pace. I was ok with that. It was advertised as No Drop, but not labeled as recovery so, I asked someone to ride up to the group and tell them I was going to go solo.
My training guides all say that especially for Base Training you often have to go yoru own pace. You never know when others are in their season. Some people may have just finished racing, some may have had a few weeks for a break, others like me, my have raced January to April, stopped and only rode a few times a week till July and then quit altogether because they were still unemployed, poor as sh*t, depressed and thus demotivated thinking their future was gone.
It's funny now, but it wasnt so damn funny at the time.
I found some great roads in West St. Paul. Nice and wide, the weather was cold, but sunny and clear. So all in all I had a really great ride though and I am glad to have warmed up (lol) with the team. :) I will be trying to hang with them again. I wont give up, however, I still need to focus on my aerobic base. I have 10 kilos (yes 10 now everyone knows) to drop by April. I wish to God that Gardie lived here so I could enlist his help again. :(
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1:40
Today I plan on taking the Gateway State Trail as far as I can East. I think it goes to the river separating Wisconsin and Minnesota. It's 6am and 46 degrees F outside now, so the temps may be nice!
I met my new teammates at our sponsoring bike shop, Grand Performance. The bad luck started immediately, as it usually does for me. My PT died during a ride last Sunday, so I went into the bike shop where the gentleman replaced the battery. The computer worked, but it still didnt read data from the hub and cadence sensor. "Shit!" I'm thinking. I need a record of what I do for personal motivation. Oh well, we start off on the ride and there are like 9 ladies and 2 gents. I thought things were going well, but after climbing up a slight grade on the Smith High Bridge and gettting caught at 2 traffic lights, I knew I had to go my own pace. I was ok with that. It was advertised as No Drop, but not labeled as recovery so, I asked someone to ride up to the group and tell them I was going to go solo.
My training guides all say that especially for Base Training you often have to go yoru own pace. You never know when others are in their season. Some people may have just finished racing, some may have had a few weeks for a break, others like me, my have raced January to April, stopped and only rode a few times a week till July and then quit altogether because they were still unemployed, poor as sh*t, depressed and thus demotivated thinking their future was gone.
It's funny now, but it wasnt so damn funny at the time.
I found some great roads in West St. Paul. Nice and wide, the weather was cold, but sunny and clear. So all in all I had a really great ride though and I am glad to have warmed up (lol) with the team. :) I will be trying to hang with them again. I wont give up, however, I still need to focus on my aerobic base. I have 10 kilos (yes 10 now everyone knows) to drop by April. I wish to God that Gardie lived here so I could enlist his help again. :(
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1:40
Today I plan on taking the Gateway State Trail as far as I can East. I think it goes to the river separating Wisconsin and Minnesota. It's 6am and 46 degrees F outside now, so the temps may be nice!
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Sunday, November 15, 2009
Today's Training
Today began the first day of real training for the 2010 season. I discovered the Gateway Trail, which has an entrance near my place, and rode along it for a while. I caught up to regular roads that were a part of the only route I now since I've been here. The weather said 45 degrees F, but half way through the ride it seemed to drop 10 degrees. Maybe it was wind.
Anyway, I say someone spray painted the word "BEAST" on the trail and I've decided that that word will mark the tone for this coming season.
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1:00 (hr:min)
Anyway, I say someone spray painted the word "BEAST" on the trail and I've decided that that word will mark the tone for this coming season.
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1:00 (hr:min)
Friday, November 13, 2009
Aaaw!! Rammstein have the flu! :( :(
http://www.thegauntlet.com/interview/307/559/Rammstein.html
No one is immune! Here's an interview Christophe the drummer did last night before they performed in Barcelona, Spain.
No one is immune! Here's an interview Christophe the drummer did last night before they performed in Barcelona, Spain.
HAPPY FRIDAY THE 13TH WORLD!!!!
Yay! A night of Jason Voorhees movies, how fun. I am planning on watching Part 1, 2, 3 and then 6 which is my favorite. :)
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Yes i'm on Facebook. Thx for the nice compliment! I am not that great, not like Major Taylor at least. : )
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Sup?
So the job is fine, so far. I'm pretty content which is cool.
I got into a passionate conversation with a videogame friend of mine about how I believe some people (me) are meant to be alone/single (no negative connotation associated with the word "alone') and some people are meant to couple up. He believes that a guy knows what's best for me and that's why many guys have tried to pin me down and get into relationships with/marry me. I say that's bullshit. I know what makes me happy. I've lived 30 yrs. so I think I've got it figured out.
I have been grilled by my friend at work too. He is like a smart, sensible brother. He's really great. He (like my videogame friend) doesnt want me to give up, but wants me to find someone because there is someone for me. I say "Puh-shaw!" But then I stop and think, hard. I try to find someone I would actually consider marrying. I decided that I'd marry the lead guitarrist of Rammstein, Richard. Because I'd like to get to know the man behind his lyrics (in his solo project Emigrate) and because I am sure he'd leave me the fuck alone. He'd be too busy being too damn fine and writing music to bother me with things like "quality time" and such nonsense!
(Did I mention the part about being too damn fine? Oh yeah, I did.)
Anywho...
I am happy as heck in my new apartment. I come home to NO ONE. It's great! I can cook what I want, walk around half-naked, pee with the door open, it's AWESOME! I also get to game, write, think, draw, day dream WITHOUT interruption. You see where I am going with this?
I am also having a creative itch. I am wondering how it will manifest itself. I'm excited to start a new writing project or drawing. I have been hankering to head over to the Mpls. Institite of Art to sketch. I could see that Louvre exhibit!
and,
I wish I was going to see Rammstein on Tour. :( :( :( I just want to die I am so depressed about not going!!! But, someday, right?
(image from www.Rammimages.com)I love Rammstein so much that it makes me physically sick. lol
I got into a passionate conversation with a videogame friend of mine about how I believe some people (me) are meant to be alone/single (no negative connotation associated with the word "alone') and some people are meant to couple up. He believes that a guy knows what's best for me and that's why many guys have tried to pin me down and get into relationships with/marry me. I say that's bullshit. I know what makes me happy. I've lived 30 yrs. so I think I've got it figured out.
I have been grilled by my friend at work too. He is like a smart, sensible brother. He's really great. He (like my videogame friend) doesnt want me to give up, but wants me to find someone because there is someone for me. I say "Puh-shaw!" But then I stop and think, hard. I try to find someone I would actually consider marrying. I decided that I'd marry the lead guitarrist of Rammstein, Richard. Because I'd like to get to know the man behind his lyrics (in his solo project Emigrate) and because I am sure he'd leave me the fuck alone. He'd be too busy being too damn fine and writing music to bother me with things like "quality time" and such nonsense!
(Did I mention the part about being too damn fine? Oh yeah, I did.)Anywho...
I am happy as heck in my new apartment. I come home to NO ONE. It's great! I can cook what I want, walk around half-naked, pee with the door open, it's AWESOME! I also get to game, write, think, draw, day dream WITHOUT interruption. You see where I am going with this?
I am also having a creative itch. I am wondering how it will manifest itself. I'm excited to start a new writing project or drawing. I have been hankering to head over to the Mpls. Institite of Art to sketch. I could see that Louvre exhibit!
and,
I wish I was going to see Rammstein on Tour. :( :( :( I just want to die I am so depressed about not going!!! But, someday, right?
(image from www.Rammimages.com)I love Rammstein so much that it makes me physically sick. lol
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
2nd day in a row i wanted to buy chew for a nicotine fix, trying not to smoke. I fought the urge & won...this time.
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
AAAAAAAH!
I need a new job.
Anyway, more importantly...
I am in my new place, although it is bare bare and bare. Just me, 4 bikes, 4 suitcases, a blanket, a stuffed mouse and me. lol Seriously though, that's it.
I need a plan to get going. I want to start my 2010 season NOW. Officially! I think I will sit down with my Cyclist Training Bible and map stuff out. I can't afford Vision Quest right now, not just yet. So I have to self coach some Pre training adn Base training. My new team seems to be nice. I wish I could find time to ride with them. Things have been so hectic lately. At least I rode Sunday when it was nice! Things could be worse! :)
And Rammstein has a new album that I am fieeeeeeeending for!!!!!!!
AAAAAAAAAAAAHH!
Anyway, more importantly...
I am in my new place, although it is bare bare and bare. Just me, 4 bikes, 4 suitcases, a blanket, a stuffed mouse and me. lol Seriously though, that's it.
I need a plan to get going. I want to start my 2010 season NOW. Officially! I think I will sit down with my Cyclist Training Bible and map stuff out. I can't afford Vision Quest right now, not just yet. So I have to self coach some Pre training adn Base training. My new team seems to be nice. I wish I could find time to ride with them. Things have been so hectic lately. At least I rode Sunday when it was nice! Things could be worse! :)
And Rammstein has a new album that I am fieeeeeeeending for!!!!!!!
AAAAAAAAAAAAHH!
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