MONDAY19th May - 7 weeks to go
Miles last week 185 (185 road, 0 indoors)
Climbing 3500ft (1,000m)
Weight : 14st 7.0lbs (-0.0 lbs)
Body fat : 22.5% (-2.7%)
Tantia body type 2 (obese)
Over in Oregon visiting Pete and picking up new bicycle (literally, see photo o
f end of beach ride). Bike is tremendous, but more on that when I return. Weekend saw a couple of rides, first, 100 mile ride from Portland to the coast. Mainly flat with one or two hills but absolutely beautiful scenery, very hot, mid 30s so good practice for July in the Pyranees. On Sunday we headed up to Hood River for a short 40 mile ride, but with one five mile 6 percent climb. Very tough on hill, particularly with a very strong head wind, but did not get off. Got to get a lot better at hills in next 7 weeks or no chance on Tourmalet :-((.
Interesting looking at the statistics for the hill - 5 miles, 6%, 1000m, 50 minutes. I was trying to keep my heart rate around 135 and definitely not going over my lactic threshold of 148 - worked really well, avg 128 with a maximum of only 141. Hard hill though, and I was glad to get to the top, would not have been able to do much more. Now compare that with the Tourmalet, 12 miles 2100m and 8%.. on first sight not too bad with 7 weeks to go and some more weight loss and fitness.. however, hadn't done 40 miles at speed to get to it; oxygen a bit thin on Tourmalet and there's the little point of having to do the Hautacam afterwards... ho hum.
Miles last week 185 (185 road, 0 indoors)
Climbing 3500ft (1,000m)
Weight : 14st 7.0lbs (-0.0 lbs)
Body fat : 22.5% (-2.7%)
Tantia body type 2 (obese)
Over in Oregon visiting Pete and picking up new bicycle (literally, see photo o
f end of beach ride). Bike is tremendous, but more on that when I return. Weekend saw a couple of rides, first, 100 mile ride from Portland to the coast. Mainly flat with one or two hills but absolutely beautiful scenery, very hot, mid 30s so good practice for July in the Pyranees. On Sunday we headed up to Hood River for a short 40 mile ride, but with one five mile 6 percent climb. Very tough on hill, particularly with a very strong head wind, but did not get off. Got to get a lot better at hills in next 7 weeks or no chance on Tourmalet :-((.Interesting looking at the statistics for the hill - 5 miles, 6%, 1000m, 50 minutes. I was trying to keep my heart rate around 135 and definitely not going over my lactic threshold of 148 - worked really well, avg 128 with a maximum of only 141. Hard hill though, and I was glad to get to the top, would not have been able to do much more. Now compare that with the Tourmalet, 12 miles 2100m and 8%.. on first sight not too bad with 7 weeks to go and some more weight loss and fitness.. however, hadn't done 40 miles at speed to get to it; oxygen a bit thin on Tourmalet and there's the little point of having to do the Hautacam afterwards... ho hum.
Coming down the other side very steep and windy and as I have Zipp 404s on the bike, with deep carbon walls, they were getting very wobbly in the cross wind - at one stage thought I was off as front wheel started wobbling uncontrolably... scary.
1 comment:
the beer and beach were great - including the UFO discussions with aliens, but that hill on the second day up Five Mile Hill Road just before Mosier was a killer. Had to get off at one point. M was cruising up there at quite a rate
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