R13.06 - Race: Second Life Bicycles Roller Race #2

Well there isn't much to say about this race, and I don't remember all the gritty details, so we'll make this quick.

Race gear: 51x14.

I arrived around 6:30. Jen, Genisis, Non-team Aaron, Steve, Brean, and Iliana were all there.  Only Jen, Gen, Steve and I raced though.  We started with qualifiers at which point Steve crashed off the one roller and shattered the drive drum.  That ended any possibility of a two-up race format.  The results were determined by qualifying time then, where I posted a 16.6 and Andrew B posted a 16.7.

I won $50, donated it to the bike shop, had a bear or two, then drove to Brooklyn with Steve.

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/274671148

2013.12: Base 3.4 - 2/11 - 2/17

So last week I talked about making that my rest week since I didn't get to ride much at all and make this my first build week.  Yeah, you can always count on me to take the lazier route and have a double rest week.  At least I'll be extra ready to skip my build training.

Sunday: Team ride. Decently cold, more so windy.  We once again had trouble meeting up with the rest of the team at an agreed-upon time, which meant everybody spent at least some time standing in the cold being miserable.  This is something I really need to figure out how to address.  Long story short, we got some miles in and managed to piss off some team members.  All in a day's work.
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/274671142
NP/IF/TSS: 168W/0.760/150

Saturday: Second Life Bikes Roller Race Number Two.  See the race report.

Friday: No riding.  I was going to do light gear openers, but plans changed.

Thursday: No riding.  Long day at work.

Wednesday: Doubling up.  Even though this workout seems to have happened after midnight.  Same gear, 51x14.  It didn't feel as sluggish today, but I still couldn't get it up above 200rpm.  I don't know what's going on there.
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/273093497

Tuesday: Spinbatas.  I still had my roller racing gear on, and I didn't really feel like changing it, so these felt really sluggish.
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/272771073

Monday: Rest

2013.11: Base 3.3 - 2/4 - 2/10

So this week was basically a waste.  I think I might call this a rest week and expand build 1.  Maybe.

Sunday: Did some actual cross country skiing today, but I forgot my garmin.  I would say it was 45 minutes worth.  Later in the evening I did some actual roller work with some AE intervals at 3 x 6.5 minutes with 3.5 minutes rest.
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/272099180
NP/IF/TSS: 211W/ 0.954/57

Saturday: Trying to salvage this week.  Lots of shovelling, followed by an attempt at cross country skiing, followed by an attempt to ride the rollers.  Both of those failed pretty miserably.
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/271745329
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/271745294
NP/IF/TSS: 113W/0.511/7 (I think that's my lowest TSS yet)

Friday: No riding.  Work, then too much snow.  This week sucks.

Thursday: No riding.  An immeasurably frustrating trip to NJ for a thule training clinic, then driving all around the city to drop off tires and pick up some handlebars.

Wednesday: No riding.  Went in to work, then talked to Jamie Swan about building a track frame.

Tuesday: No riding.  Went in to work, then helped out at the waterfront center.

Monday: Rest day.  Rested.

2013.10: Base 3.2 - 1/28 - 2/3

Sunday: Another day off, another attempt at a long ride.  My legs still felt dull from all the riding this week (how strange a concept).  I decided on roughly 40 miles in roughly 2.5 hours, which I roughly hit spot on.  I picked up some snacks from the bakery on the way home.  I think I also saw Ron along 25a.  And some guy in his car asked me why I was riding on the way out along 347.  what an eventful ride!
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/269440922
NP/IF/TSS: 167/0.758/141

Saturday: I had the urge to ride after work, so I went to cordwood to do some hill repeats.  I was hoping for ten of them, but after the previous two nights' roller sessions my legs weren't all there.  This meant I only did five repeats.
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/268846682
NP/IF/TSS: 241W/1.092/63

Friday: Double ride today.  Rode to the beach before work, since I went in late.  Rode the rollers in the evening.  Shane suggested 5x2min intervals with 2min rest.  And that's what I did.
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/268505108
NP/IF/TSS: 199W/0.902/57
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/268505092
NP/IF/TSS: 193W/0.874/48

Thursday: Rode the rollers.  Tried for on the bike 2x20s.  Failed again. At least I was able to remember what it felt like to do intervals on the rollers.
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/268225537
NP/IF/TSS: 189W/0.857/35

Wednesday: No riding.

Tuesday: Since I work now, my choice of days to ride is very limited.  As such, even though today was supposed to be warm, it was too damp and chilly for me.  Usually, I would turn right around and crawl into bed, but I stuck it out for a little bit.  I was going to ride out east to where I could do uninhibited 2x20s, but instead just attempted something similar while dodging the lights along 347.  By the time I went past crazy beans, I gave up, had a latte and just hammered home.  All in all, I don't know if this was useful training in the least.
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/267467302
NP/IF/TSS: 219W/0.993/131

Monday: Rest day.  Rested.