Get Out and Train: Stage 5 update - the Rock Garden

Monday, August 18, 2008

Stage 5 update - the Rock Garden

It is Thursday and the first time I have been able to get internet access.

Stage 5 is Whiteswan Lake to Elkford
88 kilometers, 6,500 feet of climbing.
6,000 feet of descent

Todays climbs are steep, 2 big range to ride over today as we ascend over the front range of the rocky mountains and lots of ground to cover to get into Elkford.

The ride looks short at 88k, but the climbs are steep and and the second climb is 30k with a steep pitch at the end. The descent is wicked fast at the end covering 4,500 feet in 15k with the famous rock garden. The descent was thru a 5k garden of boulders, we rode the whole thing, just banging the bikes. Our friend stuart from team ireland's bike came apart at the end - his linkage bolts started popping off....

The italians had a mechanical and lost the stage to team rocky mountain in 3.5 hours and we finish in 7 hours.

Finishing in Elkford was awesome. The city opened up the sports center and we had a cool place to rest, shower and eat, I napped on the floor of the curling rink and rested - very tough stage and tomorrow is over 100k and the temp is going to be over 90 degrees.

In 28th place

Mike Mascott
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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