I started TransIowa training a little
over two weeks ago now. Honestly it's been kind of a slow start. I
haven't been doing much in the way of long gravel rides or really
much of any outdoor riding at all. (Okay, I wrote this yesterday and I did a metric today, but really that isn't much to speak of.)
Mostly I've been doing my research.
I've been reading the Friel book,
Graeme Obree's training book, and a
mental training for rock climbing book. I hope to say more on all of
these later, but for now I'll say that Obree's plan is so crazy it
just might work and appeals way more to my INFP
personality (mostly the NF) than Friel.
In accordance with the Obree plan I did
a half hour all out on an indoor trainer. That was brutal. I have
never been so beat after such a short ride, but it does target one of
my weaknesses: sustained power. I managed 30kph, but I doubt that
translates to real speed very well. The trainer is a real beast, much harder than any other trainer I've used.
Next week: 31kph.
The Bike of Theseus is ready to ride as
of last night (yes, I have two bikes known as Bike of Theseus). This
one is a singlespeed and I hope it will be my race bike for this
year. I am giving aerobars another try after abandoning them two
years ago. If the gravel is good and there are headwinds they may be
a boon, if there are crosswinds and loose rock I will be ditching
them (perhaps literally).
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1 comment:
Matt, How is your Trans Iowa training going? We have had such lousy roads up here in the Twin Cities. I am feeling very under prepared. Mark S
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