Week of 10-10 Rest Week

This is an easy week leading into Rolling Thunder

Monday
Master's swim. Jordan worked with me on my stroke again. I think it is getting better. Hopefully will help later next year.

Tuesday
Went to practice. Worked on getting out of my bad habits of remounting I developed over the weekend. I developed a little sissy step thing and was probably losing a second every time. I could have caught Lindsy. Also played running game and the foot down game. Practice in Bozeman is doing us all good

Wed.
1x20 minute out of saddle every minute for 5 second sprint. This was hard.
3x5 minute zone 5. The first one I got farther by 10 seconds at least. This really bugs me.
3x5 minute tabata on grass. Concentrated on pulling out of the corners in a hard gear. Seemed to be faster than shifting up.

Thursday
Off- Went to Rec and Parks meetig. Erik glued my new tires for me. Psyched for these new wheels.

Friday
Warm up
10 minutes of zone 3
3-4 minutes of zone 4
3x1 minute all out up a hill
5 10 second start sprints
Felt really strong. One minute sprints don't hurt as bad as they did the first week.

Sat.
Race
Not feeling good going into race. Felt like I was getting sick. Layed in the car for about an hour before Eriks race. Kept eating and drinking. Felt better after getting on the bike after Eriks race. The big wall of a hill was really scary. Cut my leg up practicing. Finally had a couple of good runs up it, but still pretty terrified. I was kind of having a panic attack before the start.
Start was good, but also didnt' really want to be in the front. Slowed down a bit and Jenny Gaertner crashed hard on the asphault. Stayed on Lindsy and Lisas tails until the first downhill and then we all broke up. Felt really good throughout the race. Could hammer hard on the fast sections and felt technically proficient on the other parts. Was gaining on Lindsy and then crashed on the hill with 3 laps to go. It took another lap to feel better again and try not to get passed by Anna. Finished 4th.
In general I feel pretty solid. Can hold a pace and don't slow down. Now just need to keep getting that pace faster. Want to work on lines through tight sections to keep up speed.

Sun.
Pretty tired and sore. Rode with Erik, Anna, and Jared in the Rattlesnake for 1.5 and then had breakfast.

Week of 10-3-10

Went to Victor for the first and second to race at Moosecross. I wasn't so happy with my performance. Went out way to hard and had to recover for a lap and a half. Then got back into it. Just wasn't feeling and and Sunday my legs were tired. It was a tiring and not very restful weekend. My training hasn't done a lot of short hard efforts yet so hopefully I will feel better in the weeks to come.

Monday
Went to pool and swam with Masters swim for about ~45 min. Lots of people in lane. About 6 and not very friendly. Where was Tony? I like swimming with him.

Tuesday
Another easy day. Went to practice and worked on barriers and bunny hopping. Crashed because I coudn't get out of my pedal and knees got all bruised up. My legs are all bruised up. Started taking iron and calcium supplements too.

Wed.
Warm up
4x5 min. zone 5 efforts at Story Hill. Want to keep doing these with Lisa. She has a power tap and I like the numbers. Hmm maybe a power tap is on deck.
4x5 min tabata intervals on the grass. Slowed down to go around trees in the park. These were great. Much more effective than on the road.

Thursday
Legs tired.
2x20 minute zone 3 in a heavy gear. Cadend 75-80.
Stopped at parents house and had a piece of chocolate cake. I was getting very hungry. Dads cake is awesome.

Friday
Off- rested up for the weekend.

Sat.
Race- Felt good. Practiced drafting. Caught up to Lindsy Campbell getting a couple of drafts from some of the guys. Went through the sand good!!!

Sun.
Race- Felt even better. Did really well in the sand. And kept hammering on the flats. Those tabata intervals are paying off. Recovery was fast after a hard effort. Much better than last weekend