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Nice ride today, felt better than yesterday but still not back to normal so I kept it short. I hit a new max hr today and I wasn't even going that hard.

https://connect.garmin.com/activity/70527617

Yesterdays ride I felt terrible and cut ride short. https://connect.garmin.com/activity/70229442

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02-27-11, 08:42 PM

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Froze Toes 2011 Cat 5 Road Race. Sorry that writeup in GC doesn't allow for making paragraphs apparently. The full write-up will also be in the Road Racing section if anybody cares to read it with real paragraphs. Came in 3rd.

https://connect.garmin.com/activity/70535758

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02-27-11, 11:25 PM

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Team ride today. Good work. https://connect.garmin.com/activity/70552736

02-28-11, 09:10 AM

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nicely done!

03-01-11, 04:13 AM

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We had snow, so I've been slacking, but I got out on Monday night for a bit of a ride. Better than nothing. Bike was 45 pounds with water & gear, and I ended up needing some of it since the next snowstorm arrived mid-ride...

https://connect.garmin.com/activity/70706331

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03-01-11, 04:53 PM

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Starting to transition my long rides to start training for Assault on Mt Mitchell so the mileage and elevation gain is going up.

https://connect.garmin.com/activity/70809122

03-01-11, 05:22 PM

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Here is my El Tour de Tucson ride for 2009, haven't used the garmin much since then..

https://connect.garmin.com/activity/19346364

One of my first attempts at mountain climbing....

https://connect.garmin.com/activity/14032789

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03-01-11, 05:59 PM

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First "decent" length ride of the season.
https://connect.garmin.com/activity/70822038

03-01-11, 07:55 PM

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Holy crap that hurt! VO2 max (300-431w) intervals, 5x5 minutes with 5 minutes recovery between each.

https://connect.garmin.com/activity/70836758

314w 155bpm, 304w 159bpm, 303w 161bpm, 303w 163bpm, 302w 164bpm

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03-01-11, 07:58 PM

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Went out with a friend hoping to put on about 45 miles. We ended up with 41 miles which is close enough I suppose. He was mopping the floors with me last year evern time we rode but I was dropping him on a majority of the hills and was pulling him 90% of the ride. Made me happy with my fitness. He had a lot less saddle time this winter than last and I had a lot more than last winter. Kinda crazy how much a little work pays off. He is naturally better on the bike than me though so he will surpass me by the end of the season which is fine.

https://connect.garmin.com/activity/70831197

03-01-11, 08:06 PM

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Ride with dspilot.
https://connect.garmin.com/activity/70839709

03-01-11, 10:42 PM

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The Tour de Phoenix route today. It's one of my usual rides in reverse, and much harder this way. Head winds and steep climbs are on the way home.

https://connect.garmin.com/activity/70850896

03-02-11, 12:13 AM

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Weather forecast was for crazy wind and a bit of rain, so I thought I'd take the day off and go for a ride in the hills. Some dodgy moments on the way home with a crazy sidewind.
140k in 5:30 with lots of up and down.
https://connect.garmin.com/activity/70846485

03-02-11, 03:06 PM

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kj5423

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last night's indoor interval ride.

https://connect.garmin.com/activity/70848787

i dont know how to tell what my fitness is like right now. guess i gotta wait for the group rides coming up in a couple weeks. all i know is that im going hard and will be as prepared as i can be for my first race.

03-02-11, 03:38 PM

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Descending Pyramid Intervals starting at 20 minutes and cutting in half each time with 3-4 minutes rest between sets. Was planning on going out and getting 60 miles in today but it was still below freezing when I was supposed to go. I'm not into that kind of torture so it was another trainer day for me.

https://connect.garmin.com/activity/70955095

03-02-11, 04:49 PM

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Got it while the getting was good - before dusk. Had to get some energy out. 20 min warmup beforehand and 20 min cooldown after.

https://connect.garmin.com/activity/70964569

Pleased about laps 1 and 3, but 2 I lost focus on the the climb. Still struggling with realizing my full climbing potential but I'm getting there.

Had some crazy weather: a big and random headwind, as well as a freak dusting of snow.

03-02-11, 07:52 PM

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Today's ride. Was worried about day light time left so did a different/shorter route than planned, less climbing.

https://connect.garmin.com/activity/70984046

03-02-11, 08:17 PM

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Today was 2x20 minutes tempo. It shouldn't have been nearly as hard as it was but I'm still paying for yesterday's VO2 max intervals.

Averaged 246 and 250 watts for the intervals. Tempo range is 215 - 257.

https://connect.garmin.com/activity/70987551

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03-02-11, 10:08 PM

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LowCel Your heart rate was all over the place on that ride. Why the spikes?

03-03-11, 06:15 AM

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LowCel Your heart rate was all over the place on that ride. Why the spikes?

I don't think it is as bad as it appears. On the first 20 minute interval it went from 142-152 and on the second 20 minutes it went from about 149-159. A couple of the peaks were probably from standing up for a bit to give my bum a rest.

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