Category Archives: Biking

Even the mighty fall

Posted on March 23, 2009 by paul_ikeloa

It is reported that Lance Armstrong crashed today near the end of the first stage of the Vuelta Ciclista Castilla y Leon race.  He broke his right collarbone when he went down with a group of riders. Crashing on a … Continue reading →

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Rolling, rolling, rolling…

Posted on March 21, 2009 by paul_ikeloa

Today’s ride was tough!  It started out on the cool side but by noon the sun was out and it was warming up to being almost hot.  40 miles and many hills with more than 2500′ of elevation makes for … Continue reading →

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Hitting the hills

Posted on March 21, 2009 by paul_ikeloa

The ride profile for today has a bit of hills…  The weather looks to be cool so that will help, but it is going to be a difficult ride.  And with lack of sleep, it is going to be even … Continue reading →

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Brick profile

Posted on March 8, 2009 by paul_ikeloa

I uploaded the data from my Forerunner for the brick workouts.  I was fairly consistent through all the bricks. Spikes in speed (blue) were from a short down hill and the dips were for the run.  For some reason, my … Continue reading →

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Brick repeats

Posted on March 7, 2009 by paul_ikeloa

“Brick” is the word of the day.  In the context of triathlon, it is a workout where we have a bike ride immediately followed by a run. Fun stuff!  The goal is to train your body to transition from being on a … Continue reading →

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Friday recovery

Posted on March 6, 2009 by paul_ikeloa

Today was a recovery day and meant for mental as well as physical rest.  In training for three sports, it is easy to suffer the fate of too much, too soon, too fast and end up with a serious injury … Continue reading →

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Spin up

Posted on March 4, 2009 by paul_ikeloa

Spin always turns out to be a fast paced and challenging workout. Tonight wasn’t any different! It was a pleasant cool night which made for great conditions.  We got in about 45 minutes of high-cadence, ILTs, and 2x2x2s.  I forgot … Continue reading →

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Riding around La Jolla

Posted on March 4, 2009 by paul_ikeloa

I rode around La Jolla a little bit as I was early for Spin.  I stopped along the sea-wall a bit to watch the waves and then over to the Children’s Pool to watch the seals.  Most of the seals … Continue reading →

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Bikes…

Posted on March 4, 2009 by paul_ikeloa

I have been looking into a new bike as I want to move into a model built for triathlons.  My reliable Trek 1500 is 5 years old and I have more than 8000 miles clocked on it.  It has been … Continue reading →

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