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07-28-15, 10:48 PM
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Posted By TMonk

do it!

do it!
07-28-15, 05:41 PM
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Posted By TMonk

I'm switching my focus from cycling to hiking...

I'm switching my focus from cycling to hiking between now and Sept. I have a couple big backpack trips that I am planning and leading in September, so I need to get my legs in walkin' shape. I did...
07-25-15, 10:58 AM
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Posted By TMonk

Ayup! The answer to your question: IDK,...

Ayup!

The answer to your question: IDK, cause I'm dumb :D
07-25-15, 10:42 AM
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Posted By TMonk

This is my ewang. There are many like it, but...

This is my ewang. There are many like it, but this one is mine!
07-25-15, 10:16 AM
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Posted By TMonk

My lower back flared up again on Th... The only...

My lower back flared up again on Th... The only thing outside my normal routine was riding to work with a heavy loaded messenger back, but that's only 15min. I had no symptoms the day before and...
07-25-15, 08:58 AM
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Posted By TMonk

lol

lol
07-22-15, 12:47 AM
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Posted By TMonk

Nice, good luck! In the B/B+ field at San...

Nice, good luck!

In the B/B+ field at San Diego there are a fair amount of decently fit cat3s like myself. The SDBC rider who won the Carslbad GP crit on Sun was in my field tonight at the track.
07-21-15, 11:04 PM
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Posted By TMonk

I went to the track tonight, first time all year....

I went to the track tonight, first time all year. I raced with the B+ guys.

10lap + win and out: 4th

I got caught with my head in my ass and missed a group of three that went OTF and took...
07-21-15, 10:54 PM
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Posted By TMonk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Huvym4GZp1k

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Huvym4GZp1k
07-18-15, 01:49 PM
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Posted By TMonk

Just opened my my WKO+ to upload files for the...

Just opened my my WKO+ to upload files for the (rest) week. On T I did a 20min spin around the hood to warm up for some proper stretching and foam rolling and it was worth 2.6 TSS. 2.6!!!
07-18-15, 12:41 PM
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Posted By TMonk

It's a thundern' down here too. Luckily for me...

It's a thundern' down here too. Luckily for me it's a rest week :D

Now hopefully it clears up late this afternoon in time for me to do an opener ride... Racing Carslbad tmrrw.
07-18-15, 12:41 PM
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Posted By TMonk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yRpysQxRxE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yRpysQxRxE
07-14-15, 01:53 PM
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Posted By TMonk

I must admit to taking pleasure from cat6 racing...

I must admit to taking pleasure from cat6 racing when I do my intervals on Fiesta Island, esp. if I get "the look" during a rest interval.
07-14-15, 11:44 AM
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Posted By TMonk

Nice! Sounds like you got some sweet cat6 racing...

Nice! Sounds like you got some sweet cat6 racing in too :p
07-13-15, 08:29 PM
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Posted By TMonk

Yes, I recall that. I attended RBVHS in...

Yes, I recall that. I attended RBVHS in shadowridge. My parents live in NE Vista, off Buena Creek Road.
07-13-15, 06:02 PM
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Posted By TMonk

How nice. I'm down in central SD now, but my...

How nice. I'm down in central SD now, but my parents are in Vista, my hometown. Vista is a cool place.
07-13-15, 05:42 PM
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Posted By TMonk

Love OSM!

Love OSM!
07-11-15, 11:22 AM
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Posted By TMonk

Typical non rest or race Sat routine: Do the...

Typical non rest or race Sat routine: Do the chili's group ride (~1.75 hr), then stop at the apt. to use the bathroom, get some food, and check bf before heading back out.

ahorita: Back out on the...
07-10-15, 09:04 PM
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Posted By TMonk

https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8325/8373909652_e59d...

https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8325/8373909652_e59d51d564_k.jpg

There's mine.

42t ring, 16t/18t cogs rear, both fixed. I've never kicked down a century on it, or even gotten close really.

I...
07-10-15, 06:21 PM
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Posted By TMonk

Don't mean to be such a Negative Nancy RE:...

Don't mean to be such a Negative Nancy RE: endurance rides/volume. I make sure to ride one ~3hr ride most weeks, and a 4hr ride at least once per month. During base I'll do 4hr rides a little more...
07-10-15, 10:51 AM
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Posted By TMonk

riding 100 miles sound so... boring! I might...

riding 100 miles sound so... boring! I might ride that much a couple times a year.

I know some of you guys ride lots - I guess I just don't like cycling that much. I would much, much rather head...
07-09-15, 01:09 PM
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Posted By TMonk

Yeah, I did "like" it haha - will try again...

Yeah, I did "like" it haha - will try again sometime during my next training block. I find that pacing is particularly important, and simultaneously difficult to execute for these types of workouts....
07-08-15, 06:51 PM
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Posted By TMonk

Yesterday: (workout courtesy of...

Yesterday: (workout courtesy of theKillerPengiun)

3x10', alternating 40" at ~135%, then 20" at 70%, with a sprint at the end of each 10". 5 min RI. Ouch!! I didn't even sprint at the end of...
07-08-15, 06:46 PM
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Posted By TMonk

swoll!

swoll!
07-07-15, 07:45 PM
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Posted By TMonk

There are many ways to execute a 1min interval....

There are many ways to execute a 1min interval. Both methods are valuable, and applicable to different race situations and physiological adaptations.

A user here patended the WaterrocketsŪ...
07-07-15, 05:32 PM
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Posted By TMonk

cool, good luck! I'm a three too, have been...

cool, good luck!

I'm a three too, have been for a few years. I'm just now focusing on getting my 2 upgrade - although the season has had some setback, I'm still in the game. So it goes.
07-04-15, 01:00 PM
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Posted By TMonk

Nice, do it up!

Nice, do it up!
07-04-15, 11:45 AM
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Posted By TMonk

Headed down to Fiesta for 5x5' at 112% before the...

Headed down to Fiesta for 5x5' at 112% before the day's festivities began... bad idea. It was too crowded with cars.

Instead I did one hot lap (10'), then my 1hr coastal loop, hammering when I...
07-03-15, 10:35 AM
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Posted By TMonk

Nice - what make/model? Although I'm a fair...

Nice - what make/model?

Although I'm a fair bit larger than you (70-72.5kg and 180cm), I'm also small for a sprinter, and have earned nearly all of my upgrade points and results through sprinting....
07-03-15, 12:38 AM
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Posted By TMonk

I dont mind the gym and just don't participate in...

I dont mind the gym and just don't participate in any sort of meathead machismo. if you go through your motions with confidence and a sense of routine, most people will respect you, as long as you...
07-02-15, 03:55 PM
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Posted By TMonk

why do you haight weights????

why do you haight weights????
06-30-15, 10:01 AM
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Posted By TMonk

Tough workout this morning, kind of a mixed bag: ...

Tough workout this morning, kind of a mixed bag:

1x20' shovelhd (91% with 15" all out sprints every 5' no recovery)

6' RI

2x5' as follows:
4' 110%
30" 150%
15" all out sprint, 5' RI
06-27-15, 01:15 PM
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Posted By TMonk

This morning I did the Chili's group ride in SD,...

This morning I did the Chili's group ride in SD, first group ride in a while. Rode conservatively, felt fine. Should have gone harder

Made a quick (~10min) stop at my apt to use the bathroom, fill...
06-25-15, 09:22 AM
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Posted By TMonk

off day, just finished some abs/lower back work,...

off day, just finished some abs/lower back work, now im heading to work-work
06-24-15, 12:20 PM
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Posted By TMonk

:lol:

:lol:
06-24-15, 09:56 AM
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Posted By TMonk

Slapped them together as 1x40'. Those first...

Slapped them together as 1x40'. Those first 45-60s after each sprint is no fun - and really the point of the whole workout.

My last sprint was botched due to some asshat pulling onto the road off...
06-24-15, 09:54 AM
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Posted By TMonk

That can go one of two ways...

That can go one of two ways...
06-23-15, 09:53 PM
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Posted By TMonk

nice that sounds clutch. I'll add that to my...

nice that sounds clutch. I'll add that to my "Workouts to Try" docx.
06-23-15, 09:46 PM
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Posted By TMonk

I'm thinking of designing some intervals to make...

I'm thinking of designing some intervals to make me better (mentally) at sprinting at the end of hard efforts, and to sharpen up that high end.

Something like:
4' moderate VO2
30" very high...
06-23-15, 09:35 PM
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Posted By TMonk

I'm trying shovelhd intervals tomorrow at Fiesta....

I'm trying shovelhd intervals tomorrow at Fiesta. Short on time, so I'm going to execute them as 2x20', with a slightly higher wattage, maybe
06-23-15, 09:34 PM
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Posted By TMonk

that sux

that sux
06-23-15, 11:53 AM
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Posted By TMonk

****ty weather, how does it work? It was 65...

****ty weather, how does it work?

It was 65 degrees this morning (7:30) when I started my FTP test on Fiesta Island, but when isn't it 65 degrees at 7?

Also, I gained 10w. Yay.
06-23-15, 12:14 AM
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Posted By TMonk

Nice mattm!

Nice mattm!
06-22-15, 11:43 AM
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Posted By TMonk

Nice!

Nice!
06-20-15, 10:22 AM
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Posted By TMonk

~15min shakedown of the racebike, not even enough...

~15min shakedown of the racebike, not even enough to call them "openers" - just making sure everything works out.

this afternoon: Tanner (family friends) annual BBQ bonanza. I'm gonna keep the...
06-19-15, 11:30 AM
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Posted By TMonk

that's some serious motoring right there!

that's some serious motoring right there!
06-18-15, 07:28 PM
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Posted By TMonk

bro, do you even think?

bro, do you even think?
06-18-15, 03:01 PM
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Posted By TMonk

hehe.

hehe.
06-18-15, 08:48 AM
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Posted By TMonk

rest week for me is shaping up like such: M:...

rest week for me is shaping up like such:

M: off
T: 90min with one 5' z5 effort on Fiesta
W: 60min mtb at lunch
Th: off
F: 60min mtb at lunch'
S: quick shakedown on the race bike, may be 0.5...
06-18-15, 08:46 AM
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Posted By TMonk

Why did John Snow wait in line at the Apple Store...

Why did John Snow wait in line at the Apple Store for 6 hours?


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