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I started doing cross this year. So far pretty casually, just to get outside and have some fun.

I do like that my riding isn't as aimless as it normally is this time of year.

miwoodar

25 mile stroll with a 1x20 at FTP in the middle.

billh92109

1 hour ez yesterday... Today off, starting to feel unwell though hoping to do some hill repeats tomorrow

kensuf

With the cold, decided to just go hiking. 2 hours, that was nice. Worked up a little sweat, but didn't push myself.

johnybutts

2.5 hrs mountain biking. pretty fun.

Creatre

2.5hr group ride. Coach told me to make it a race so that's what I did. 215tss.

Creatre

5.5hr solo century. 270 tss. Totally cooked after this weekend.

billh92109

nice - something special about those solo 100's...

1 hour today, felt a bit sick still, started EZ for the first half then the whole ride turned into a reverse split and by the end of the hour I was up in anaerobic land...

mattm

1:45 tempo yesterday.

4 hour solo ride today, then a 4-mile urban hike.

badhat

4 hours cruising along w no HRM.

kept it easy but kept the cadence up.

just totally enjoying the weather and the fitness and tying to stave off winter weight gains.

looking back, every other year, i've gained my 10 pounds of winter weight mostly in september. i attribute this to cutting a little too loose after race season ends.

this year sept is almost over and i'm still basically at race weight (sub 160).

thats pretty promising.

plantrob

Four hours yesterday - tackled a loop with a few hefty climbs I'd been wanting to do for a while. Was annoyed that the legs seemed blah before I even hit the climbs, and had very little left in the last 20 miles. I was ready to blame a virus that's been going around our family for lack-luster performance, but GC told me I'd done about as well as I've ever done for that duration. So once again, it's all in the head.

caloso

Saturday: River Ride
Sunday: CX race
Monday: Super easy commute.

kindablue

Sat 10 hours at work followed by hammering up north Cheyenne canyon before the sun set (3.5 mi avg of 8.5% climb)
Sun - 8 hours at work followed by the incline, a steep stair like thing cut into the side of a mountain
Monday - 80 mile ride in the mountains, about 8000' o climbing...
legs are a bit sore

JohnKScott

Saturday - 2 hours mixed endurance tempo. Then some basketball
Sunday - Lawn mowing, cleaning out gutters & some tennis
Today - Was going out at lunch to do something semi hard - something blew up at work. No ride today...boo...

billh92109

1 hour tempo/high endurance yesterday with two 30 second intervals, planned on a few more but legs went to jelly...

rkwaki

Rest week last week.
Sunday 4.5 hours and crushed my poor training partner, actually felt bad
Another 3 hours so far this week.
Feeling like a bike racer again. Lightest I have been in a long, long time.

shovelhd

When is your next race?

gsteinb

July

rkwaki

STFU - August....

I have some friends that are going to get me to do cross but as for road it will probably be March/April unless I come to the northeast to race with the dude who posted right above me
Another 10 pounds to go...

jsutkeepspining

fatty!

shovelhd

rkwaki, are you base training to lose weight or trying to carry form until March?

JohnKScott

Good SST ride today with some digs on small hills. Legs felt good after a couple of days off and my chest and lungs actually didn't feel too bad.I could actually get that "catch my breath" feeling a few times which has been foreign to me for quite some time. Hopefully whatever undiagnosable junk I've had for several months is clearing out!

Also appears I might have to raise my FTP. 105.7 TSS in 58:34. That's makes me smile. Maybe I'll retest after next rest week.

johnybutts

1,5 hrs on the mtb yesterday. Set a PR on two of the strava segments, one was because a huge log had been removed, the other actual skills/fitness related.

I'm gunning for KOM on one of them. I need to drop like 20 seconds off a 4:30 time. The problem is getting a run-through without joggers and dogs.

I'm looking for another 1.5 hrs mtbing today as well.

rkwaki

A little of both. Back in the gym to really focus problem sections and keep the miles up so that base is good to go come January.

zitter

had some nerve/muscle spasming and pain issues in my lower back for the last week to the point I could barely ride. felt like electric shocks going down my back and legs and super bad aching pains in my lower back. went to the sports medicine doctors on campus and got my back worked on really good (diagnostics, massage, some other specific treatments). have to see the chiropractor tomorrow to make sure it isn't a disc issue and also getting acupuncture to see if it helps. no riding for a little while

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