This week held my first races of the season. Last Sunday, January 20, 2013 I traveled up to Granite Bay, CA to racing in the TBF Mountain Bike Kickstart MTB XC race. It has been over a year since I raced MTB XC though that is where I originally started competing in cycling races 4+ years ago. I raced Pro/Expert and ended up placing 4th in my age group.
After a week of training, I raced the Early Bird Crit P1,2,3 field yesterday. A great race for me to get back into the excitement of crit racing. After a windy race and fast laps, I placed 8th overall.
Weekly Training:
Monday:
Rest Day; stretching/yoga
Tuesday:
2:00 hrs - The Morning Ride - Attacks, breaks, and sprints; all before the sun comes up.
1:00 hr - Strength Training, working on maximum/explosive power
Wednesday:
3:00 hrs - Endurance Ride with slightly higher RPM.
0:30 hrs - Stretching
Thursday:
1:00 hrs - Strength Training, working on maximum strength
2:02 hrs - Endurance Ride with Low Cadence climbing efforts. Focusing on climbing power output
Friday:
1:30 hrs - Endurance ride with a handful of Z6-7 sprints/attacks. Preparing for weekend workouts without expending too much energy.
0:30 hrs - Stretching
Saturday:
6:18 hrs - AVDT Training ride. ITT and TTT efforts with low cadence climbing efforts.
0:30 hrs - Stretching, foam-roller to really stretch and keep muscles from getting tight.
Sunday:
2:00 hrs - Early Bird P1,2,3 race. Raced smart, stayed safe and sprinted ok. Placed 8th overall.
Weekly Totals:
Planned: 18hrs.
Completed: 21:46 hrs
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Thanks
Jesse Miller
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