2010 Ride the Rockies Training Journal

 

Date

Miles

Walk

Hike

Road Bike

Mountain Bike

Comments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7/1/10

1

1

 

 

 

 

7/2/10

1

1

 

 

 

 

7/3/10

26

 

 

26

 

Squaw Pass, good ride, felt strong

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Totals

28

2

 

26

 

no flights of stairs yet

 

 

 

2010 Ride the Rockies Training Journal

 

Date

Miles

Walk

Hike

Road Bike

Mountain Bike

Comments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6/1/10

3

3

 

 

 

 

6/2/10

3

3

 

 

 

Garden work, too

6/3/10

30

 

 

30

 

Got off work too late to ride home; sore back

6/4/10

61.1

 

 

61.1

 

Back still sore, but did it; no stairs again this week

6/5/10

26.2

 

 

26.2

 

Phenomenal pictures!

6/6/10

62

 

 

62

 

Elephant Rock; windiest ERock I've ever done

6/7/10

1

1

 

 

 

 

6/8/10

1

1

 

 

 

Garden work, too

6/9/10

2

2

 

 

 

 

6/10/10

2

2

 

 

 

 

6/11/10

2

2

 

 

 

 

6/13/10

49

 

 

49

 

Ride the Rockies Day One!!! CNM

6/14/10

60

 

 

60

 

Had to SAG atop the Mesa; lost derailleur

6/15/10

70

 

 

70

 

All uphill, but no mountains climbed.

6/16/10

75

 

 

75

 

Ouray to Durango, hardest ride I've ever done

6/17/10

87

2

 

85

 

Feel better than yesterday

6/18/10

97

 

 

97

 

Tired.  Really tired.

6/19/10

86

 

 

86

 

Can't believe it's done.  Hard, but fun!

6/21/10

2

2

 

 

 

 

6/22/10

2

2

 

 

 

 

6/23/10

62

2

 

60

 

Ride to Work Day.  Owie!!!

6/24/10

2

2

 

 

 

So sore and stiff

6/25/10

4

4

 

 

 

Garden work, too.  Feeling much better.

6/26/10

78

 

 

78

 

MS-150 Day One!!!  Finished by 12:15!

6/27/10

70

 

 

70

 

MS-150 Day Two.  Finished by 11:45!!!

6/28/10

1

1

 

 

 

AND 60 flights of stairs!!!  Non-stop!

6/29/10

47

1

 

46

 

Bad headwinds and dark clouds in PM

6/30/10

46

1

 

45

 

Headwinds again, but made it!!! Big 1,000!!!!!!!!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Totals

1031.3

31

 

1000.3

 

60 flights of stairs; great to be back on track

 

 

2010 Ride the Rockies Training Journal

 

Date

Miles

Walk

Hike

Road Bike

Mountain Bike

Comments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5/1/10

43

 

 

43

 

Deer Creek Canyon, snow up high, chilly but not frigid

5/2/10

2

 

 

2

 

Testing out new saddle – love it!!!

5/3/10

59

2

 

57

 

 

5/4/10

2

2

 

 

 

38 flights

5/5/10

2

2

 

 

 

 

5/6/10

1

1

 

 

 

 

5/7/10

56.1

 

 

56.1

 

Really sore tonight

5/9/10

53.6

 

 

53.6

 

Day 1 RtR preride! CNM

5/10/10

82

 

 

82

 

Third-longest ride ever

5/11/10

3

3

 

 

 

 

5/12/10

2

2

 

 

 

 

5/13/10

2

2

 

 

 

 

5/14/10

 

 

 

 

 

60 flights non-stop; first time in forever

5/15/10

44.4

 

 

44.4

 

 

5/16/10

18

 

 

18

 

Garden work, too

5/17/10

45

 

 

45

 

STRONG headwind; downpour

5/19/10

1

1

 

 

 

90 flights

5/20/10

1

1

 

 

 

10 flights

5/21/10

60.1

 

 

60.1

 

20 miles of headwind, but WARM!

5/22/10

34

 

 

 

34

Waterton, vicious headwind

5/23/10

21

 

 

21

 

 

5/24/10

41.6

 

 

41.6

 

Wind relentless

5/25/10

61.3

 

 

61.3

 

Not as windy

5/26/10

61.1

 

 

61.1

 

Ferocious headwind, especially last 15 miles

5/27/10

40

 

 

40

 

Too much winds; donated blood (might be tired factor); also, second week of year no stairs; no time

5/28/10

1

1

 

 

 

 

5/29/10

25

 

 

25

 

Vail Pass; extreme struggle, didn't fuel properly

5/30/10

31

 

 

31

 

Vail to Copper and back; 1st time since 2004

5/31/10

 

 

 

 

 

Garden work, sore back from shoveling

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Totals

793.2

17

 

742.2

34

198 flights

 

 

 

2010 Ride the Rockies Training Journal

 

Date

Miles

Walk

Hike

Road Bike

Mountain Bike

Comments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4/1/10

1

1

 

 

 

 

4/2/10

5

2

3

 

 

Deer Creek State Park, tons of snow and ice in shade

4/3/10

36.2

 

 

36.2

 

Super windy along foothills

4/4/10

25.4

 

 

25.4

 

Even windier than yesterday

4/5/10

2

2

 

 

 

60 flights; accidentally slept in; no bike ride to work

4/6/10

1

1

 

 

 

Frigid, windy

4/7/10

1

1

 

 

 

Cold, wet, but better than yesterday

4/8/10

1

1

 

 

 

NO COAT!!!

4/9/10

52

2

 

50

 

Everything went wrong with ride, but got 50 miles.

4/10/10

30.4

 

 

30.4

 

Still frigid, very windy

4/11/10

30.2

 

 

30.2

 

Still windy, but single layers!

4/12/10

1

1

 

 

 

Snow

4/13/10

1

1

 

 

 

 

4/14/10

3

3

 

 

 

 

4/15/10

2

2

 

 

 

 

4/16/10

1

1

 

 

 

Broke New Year's Resolution this week. No stairs. :(

4/17/10

25.3

 

 

25.3

 

Cut short; storm, back pain

4/19/10

55.8

 

 

 

 

The Lizard got 107 miles!!!

4/20/10

2

2

 

 

 

 

4/21/10

1

1

 

 

 

 

4/22/10

1

1

 

 

 

 

4/23/10

2

2

 

 

 

60 flights

4/26/10

1

1

 

 

 

 

4/27/10

2

2

 

 

 

13 flights

4/28/10

3

3

 

 

 

Hot and sweaty!

4/29/10

1

1

 

 

 

Snow…

4/30/10

50.6

 

 

50.6

 

60 flights; chilly cold ride

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Totals

337.9

31

3

248.1

 

133 flights

 

 

 

2010 Ride the Rockies Training Journal

 

Date

Miles

Walk

Hike

Road Bike

Mountain Bike

Comments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3/1/10

1

1

 

 

 

Snowy, icy, cold

3/2/10

3

3

 

 

 

Beautiful spring-like weather!

3/3/10

1

1

 

 

 

 

3/4/10

1

1

 

 

 

 

3/5/10

1

1

 

 

 

Drawn for RtR, 60 flights, Kelly died

3/6-3/11

 

 

 

 

 

Many flights of stairs, but no skyscrapers in Vernal

3/12/10

36.9

 

 

36.9

 

Chilly, lack of motivation

3/13/10

30.1

 

 

30.1

 

Not as cold, sadness abounds, but good ride

3/16/10

3

3

 

 

 

Gorgeous day

3/17/10

1

1

 

 

 

60 flights, non-stop, less than 22 minutes, my record

3/18/10

1

1

 

 

 

Sneezy, coughy, stuffy, runny nose, ugh

3/19/10

2

2

 

 

 

Storm rolls in

3/20/10

4

 

4

 

 

Waterton Canyon; icy and muddy but beautiful day

3/21/10

60.1

 

 

60.1

 

Ride to work and back; sore knee, but good ride

3/22/10

2

2

 

 

 

Another storm rolls in

3/23/10

2

2

 

 

 

 

3/25/10

1

1

 

 

 

 

3/26/10

1

1

 

 

 

60 flights

3/29/10

66.1

1

 

65.1

 

Ride to work and back; ran out of daylight

3/30/10

1

1

 

 

 

Still sore from yesterday

3/31/10

1

1

 

 

 

60 flights

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Totals

219.2

23

4

192.2

 

240+ flights of stairs; totally respectable miles

 

 

 

2010 Ride the Rockies Training Journal

 

Date

Miles

Walk

Cross-Country Ski

Road Bike

Mountain Bike

Comments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2/1/10

2

2

 

 

 

 

2/2/10

2

2

 

 

 

 

2/3/10

3

3

 

 

 

 

2/4/10

1

1

 

 

 

 

2/5/10

1

1

 

 

 

60 flights non-stop

2/6/10

 

 

 

 

 

1.5 hour on trainer

2/10/10

 

 

 

 

 

60 flights non-stop, snow and ice, no walk

2/11/10

2

2

 

 

 

Treadmill, .5 miles backwards (good for knee and back)

2/12/10

7.4

 

7.4

 

 

FR 317 to Gothic town site; sunny, sunburned, fun, lots of uphill, 486 feet elevation gain

2/13/10

5.3

 

5.3

 

 

Mill Creek, snowing, cold, windburn, fun, lots of big climbs and descents, 515 feet elevation gain

2/14/10

4

 

4

 

 

Slate Creek, snowing off and on, very windy, better snowplow practice, lots of hearts drawn in the snow! 462 feet elevation gain

2/16/10

3

3

 

 

 

 

2/17/10

3

3

 

 

 

1 mile packing heavy weight

2/18/10

1

1

 

 

 

60 flights

2/23/10

1

1

 

 

 

 

2/24/10

1

1

 

 

 

 

2/25/10

1

1

 

 

 

1 hour on trainer

2/26/10

1

1

 

 

 

60 flights

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Totals

38.7

22

16.7

 

 

240 flights of stairs, 2.5 hours on trainer

 

 

 

2010 Ride the Rockies Training Journal

 

Date

Miles

Walk

Hike

Road Bike

Mountain Bike

Comments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1/1/10

25

 

 

25

 

South Platte to Chatfield, 38˚, some ice and snowpack

1/2/10

0

 

 

 

 

1 hour on trainer

1/3/10

0

 

 

 

 

1 hour on trainer

1/4/10

1

1

 

 

 

Chilly and icy, brisk walk

1/5/10

2

2

 

 

 

Not as cold, not as much ice

1/6/10

1

1

 

 

 

Serious ice

1/7/10

0

0

 

 

 

Serious cold; snow, wind; 1 hour on trainer

1/8/10

1

1

 

 

 

Sunny! 60 flights of stairs, 1.5 hours on trainer

1/11/10

1

1

 

 

 

 

1/12/10

1

1

 

 

 

1 hour on trainer

1/13/10

2

2

 

 

 

60 flights of stairs

1/14/10

1

1

 

 

 

 

1/15/10

1

1

 

 

 

 

1/16/10

36.1

0

 

36.1

 

Deer Creek Canyon, 3,498 feet elevation gain!

1/17/10

1

1

 

 

 

 

1/18/10

37

0

 

37

 

South Platte

1/19/10

1

1

 

 

 

 

1/20/10

1

1

 

 

 

1 hour trainer

1/21/10

1

1

 

 

 

1.25 hours trainer

1/22/10

2

2

 

 

 

60 flights of stairs

1/23/10

1

0

1

 

 

Colorado National Monument

1/25/10

1

1

 

 

 

100 flights of stairs, 60 non-stop, first time since ???

1/26/10

1

1

 

 

 

60 flights of stairs non-stop

1/27/10

1

1

 

 

 

1:20 on trainer

1/28/10

2

2

 

 

 

60 flights of stairs TWICE non-stop

1/30/10

0

0

 

 

 

1:20 on trainer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Totals

121.1

22

1

98.1

 

7.41 hours on trainer; 400 flights of stairs

 

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