Mar 04 2009
Frozen in time….
I totally forgot to post this entry yesterday….oops. I’m not sure if it was because I was so frozen that the effects shut down my brain or what.
It was a brisk day down by the river – 42 degrees F with an easterly wind ranging from 12 – 13 mph. I rode a bit over 13 minutes to warm up, including a climb of just over 1 mile at 9 – 10% grade. I stood up for probably 2/3 of the climb and it felt pretty good. Then I did 8 sets of 15 second sprints, 45 seconds of hammering it out, and 2 minutes of recovery. Even into the wind I managed to get up over 25 mph in the sprints. Heart rate peaked at 152, but jumped to about 150 on each sprint lap. This interval business is getting easier even if my legs felt dead and rubbery at the end. I made an executive decision today to take a recovery day. Tomorrow is a 2 hour mileage and pace day – looking for 36 to 40 miles on the road.
