Monthly Archives: March 2011

Training, 6 weeks to go

Posted on March 27, 2011 by whybiketraining

It was my plan to ride all the way to the Torrey Pines grade, roughly 30 miles from home. However, I ran into inner tube trouble. Something popped three inner tubes, so I never made it to the Torrey Pines … Continue reading →

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Training, 8 weeks to go

Posted on March 13, 2011 by whybiketraining

I finally met the Trek bike store training group. Trek is a sponsor of the San Diego Century and has agreed to lead training groups for the 100-mile ride. My old director trained with this group before his ride across … Continue reading →

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Training, 9 weeks to go

Posted on March 5, 2011 by whybiketraining

I decided I needed to ride at a higher cadence. On the stationary bike, I’ve slowly ramped up to 70 rpm, which is not very fast at all. At that rate, I float around 150-160 bps, which is roughly 80-85% … Continue reading →

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