One more week until bike camp. Last post my legs were toasted and I was pretty discouraged. This week I have dialed down the intensity and my legs feel better. Dialing down the intensity means the Sunday ride was 2.5 hours at a low intensity, 130 average watts, vs. 4 hours and 140 watts and the Tuesday intensity ride was only 1 hour 10mn.
My legs still feel a tad gimpy but overall I am feeling better. I was able to do the strength training yesterday and also did the 1 legged squats and the other leg work. My main riding goal now is to stay healthy and get some time on the bike so stay sharp.
My current issue is the new triple I put on my bike. I had to send my SRM to the shop for repairs so i put on the triple to help with the climbing. My hope is that I will be able to have a higher cadence with lower watts on the big climbs and the final race of camp. I rode with the triple on Sunday and it felt odd. Shifting was way different because it required more finesse. A few times I shifted the into the small front ring from the large ring by mistake and dropped my chain. Luckily I have had practice picking up the chain while moving so I did not have to dismount but that will definitely ruin a sprint and make the ride a lot less fun.
I am also watching my weight. My goal is to hit camp at 145. Its so easy to blow that target. Eating is great. I am at 146.5 so I am not worried but not eating is a chore especially since I need proper recovery and nutrition to hit camp at my best. All these issues are swirling and with some luck should converge for camp
As bike camp gets closer I will post more often. Now off to rest the legs and dream of a big bowl of pasta.
Ride Hard JAM
