Alexander
Meh, it was good to ride (been a long time!), but everything felt just a little off. Part of it was that Ben rode the bike last, so the seat was too low, too forward and too angled down for me. I... read more
- Miles:
- 5149 total / 205 in 2012
- Goal:
Drop weight. Five pounds to start.
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VELO
alright BTW 9 mi 00:45 12.0mph pace
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FIT
good Yawgoo Valley, RI 03:00
This was definitely NOT a c.c. skiing day, it was downhill at Yawgoo, in RI. I thought there was an "other" button on here somewhere. Anyway, good day of solid skiing with Ben. Fun tim... read more
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VELO
good Basement trainer 16 mi 01:00 16.0mph pace
Rode on the trainer in the basement for a while. I did some stand-up/ sit down drills, but mostly just spun for an hour to try to keep things loose. Watched a good part of Thor®. Fun movie. :)
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FIT
alright 4 miles at the CGA gym 4 mi 00:40 10:00 pace
It was fine. Still taking it easy on the knee. I can feel it straining from time to time, so a low-level elliptical workout seems to do the trick. No pounding, but gets the blood moving and the ... read more
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FIT
alright Post-bike cooldown 4.6 mi 00:45 09:46 pace
I thought I'd ellipticize on the lowest setting to keep my knee moving without excessive bending or resistance. It felt okay, much better than on the bike.
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"ellipticize" I like that word.
3 days ago • Like
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FIT
alright Spin at the CGA Gym 17.6 mi 01:05 03:41 pace
My left knee is pretty sore, like I've got a strain or something, but other than that (and the crappy seat on the bike I used), it wasn't bad. It actually felt pretty good to get a full hour in. ... read more
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Nice spin, Alex. Take care of that knee, it needs to be 100% for Colchester!
5 days ago • Like
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I'm finding that less and less likely now. I get back from my conference Friday night after leaving Jan with the kids for three/four days... leaving for half the day on Sunday will be a tough sell.
5 days ago • Like
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Bring them along :-)
5 days ago • Like
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Alex, you can put them all in a big wagon and pull them around the course just for a little additional challenge! We might just be able to keep up with you then. :)
4 days ago • Like
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FIT
good CGA Gym 2 mi 00:20 10:00 pace
Morning ellip. Not bad for an elliptical workout. It was quick, but I got a little bit of a sweat going.
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RUN
blah Bluff Point 2.5 mi 00:25 10:00 pace
Beautiful day, ugly lunchtime run. The knee I tweaked skiing doesn't feel good. And my shin splints were really bad. I seem to recall that happening last time I ran in the X-Talon lows. Maybe w... read more
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RUN
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FIT
good CGA Gym 30 mi 02:00 04:00 pace
Did a few spinervals sets that I didn't throw on here. There they are.
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FIT
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VELO
good CGA Revmaster 15 km 00:35 16.0mph pace
Did about half of the Spinervals "Bending Crank Arms" routine. Short on time, but I know I'll still feel this tomorrow. Man, it's such a killer workout. I'm going to need to do this on... read more
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Not fun. I'll burn it to a disc and you can have "fun" too. The on the bike portions are pretty tough, 5 min. TT/tempo efforts... but it's the off the bike squats and iso-squats that leave my legs shaking. I do mean that literally. The first set of squats are fine, challenging, but fine, the next few sets hurt. A lot.
19 days ago • Like
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Too bad it's squats and not calf raises....you would crush those while laughing in their faces! :-) I've never done that one either, sounds like a good garage workout on a winter day.
19 days ago • Like
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Looking forward to that!
19 days ago • Like
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VELO
good Basement trainer 15 mi 01:00 15.0mph pace
The legs felt good, the trainer was a bit off. I think it's time to sand the brake pad again. It was super smooth and easy for the first 40 minutes: big-ring and smallest cog and I was flying... ... read more
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RUN
CGA 'Mill w/Coach Troy Jacobson 6.1 mi 01:00 09:50 pace
Pretty nice interval set (Runervals 1.0) for 30 minutes or so, followed with a steady 8 min. mile and finished with a 6 min. mile final 1/4 mile. The Runervals workout was good, but I took it cons... read more
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It's an interval kind of day, apparently. Sweet mill work! What is your weekend availability looking like?
about 1 month ago • Like
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Nice work on the treadmill, Alex! Is this the first Runervals you've done? How are they?
about 1 month ago • Like
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The Runervals are pretty good. I've got a few now, but have only done three of them. The first one I WAY overestimated what my base pace would be and really struggled: you end up going three miles an hour over that (at least in the vid's I've done). The second one was better, but also a little too fast. This last one was a hair too slow, but I'm pretty close to nailing the "right" base pace for me. They're on my computer, any time you want a disk or two for a 'mill workout, they're yours, my man! Di
about 1 month ago • Like
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RUN
good CGA 'Mill work 3.3 mi 00:30 09:05 pace
After reading a few of Tracy's comments on his Newtons, I thought I'd break mine out again, try a new lace pattern and keep them loose. It seemed to work for the 5K distance. I really tried worki... read more
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Nice run, Alex. The literature that came with my shoes said 1.5 - 2 miles at a time for 2 weeks before upping the ante. But then again, you have superhuman calves, so you can probably just start at the 50k mark!
about 1 month ago • Like
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Sweet run, Alex! Tracy, you know Alex isn't big on "literature" and all. He didn't read that stuff. :)
about 1 month ago • Like
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Reading's for nerds. I pick things up and put them down. :D
I'd forgotten about the "easing into it" with the Newtons. I'm glad I didn't hurt anything!about 1 month ago • Like
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RUN
alright CGA Gym 'Mill 1 mi 00:10:00 10:00 pace
Had a warmup before doing a little strength & core work.
Keep working that thing...gently. We have running and riding to do!
3 days ago • Like
Yes, I need to somehow get up to the 300-mile months again! And then sustain that! What I may have to do is just figure out a solid plan for bike-commuting on the days Janice does not have classes/ clients/ practicum: it may not be training, but the miles add up and they all help!!! Now if only I could keep away from my student's "Better than crack" brownies. Oh man, they are solid!
3 days ago • Like
Commuting sounds like a good plan. The brownies might be solid, but you won't be if you keep eating them. :)
3 days ago • Like
Yeah, take it easy on that knee. Always better to take things a little slow at the first sign of injury or stress rather than weeks or months off later. I am beginning to learn that myself :)
3 days ago • Like