Get Out and Train: Big training ride this week to Mt. Wilson

Friday, May 30, 2008

Big training ride this week to Mt. Wilson

Took the morning off today for a big training ride. An incredible ride with a ton of single track. Here's the detail.

. Chaney Trail connecting with Mt. Lowe Rd
. We detoured a bit up to Inspiration Point
. Thru the tunnel to Mt. Wilson Red Box Road
. We backtracked and hit single track all the way down
. Connected with Sunset Trail down to Millard Canyon
. Poison Oak was everywhere
. Finally looped up to ride El Prieto
. 4.5 hours

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Unknown said...: 4.5 hours?; May 30, 2008 at 3:12 PM

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MASCOTT Training Log

I MUST RETHINK MY TRAINING
Sunday 8/10 race day
week of 8/4:
week of 7/28:
week of 7/21: One 1.5-hour ride MTN, 2.5-hour ride, 1.5-hour easy ride, 3 rest days
week of 7/14: One 1-hour ride, Three 2.5-hour rides with all-out climbing, One 4-hour ride climbing, One 30-minute spin
week of 7/7: Six 2-hour rides with 30-min climbs
week of 6/30: Three 1 hour spins, One 2 hour ride
Week of 6/23: One 1-hour ride, 2.5-hour + climb, 2-hour + climb, 2-hour + climb, 3-hour MTB, Two Rest Days
Week of 6/16: One 3-hour ride, One 2-hour ride, Two 2.5-hour climbing, One 3.5-hour ride climbing (30 min climbing efforts), one rest day
Week of 6/9: One 3.5 hour ride, Two 1-hour rides, One 2-hour ride, 3 rest days
Week of 6/2: Five 2-hour rides, One 3.5 hour ride, One rest day
Week of Memorial Day: 1-hour ride, Two 2.5-hour rides, 4.5-hour epic ride to Mt. Wilson, 2-hour ride, 2-hour ride (15 hrs)
Week of 5/19: One hour ride, Three sick days, One 2-hour ride, One 1-hour MTB ride
Week of 5/12: One 1-hour trainer, One 2.5 hour group ride, 2 sick days, 2 Cross train days, One 2 hour ride
Week of 5/5: Three 2-hour group rides, One 30-min spin, Sat-4-hours (w 45 min climb), Rest Day: Two (11 hours)

7 weeks to race day: Mascott's Training Schedule (from Alison Dunlap)

6/23 week: Ride four 2.5-hour days, with one 60-minute climb each day. Saturday take a four-hour-ride. One hour of spinning on Sunday. >Rest one day.
6/30 week : Ride four days of one hour spins. >Rest three days, not back to back.
7/7 week: Ride four 2-hour days, with one 30-minute all-out climbing effort each day. Ride three hours at an easy pace both wknd days. >Rest one day.
7/14 week: Ride four 2-hour days, with one 45-minute all-out climbing effort each day. Ride 3.5 hours at an easy pace both weekend days. >Rest one day.
7/21 week: Ride four 2-hour days with one 60-minute all-out climbing effort each day. Ride four hours at an easy pace both wknd days. >Rest one day.
7/28 week: (week before race week) Ride four days easy one-hour spins. >Rest three days not back to back.
8/4 Race Prep: 1.5 hours twice, with one 20-minute climb each
In BC: easy one-hour spin each day leading up to start day