Get Out and Train: September 2008

Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Lance Rides Again and I have a benign tumor?

Both are true.

I thought lower back pain was just a given in Transrockies? On day 3 of TR, my left side of my lower back hurt and became numb and continued throughout the race. Heavy doses of Advil kept it reasonable. A week after TR i bent over to tie my shoes and noticed i had a golf ball size bump on my lower back. Today the doctor diagnosed me with Lipoma, a benign tumor under the muscle tissue near my spine on my lower back (which explains the pain and numbness). It's large and near the spine so it needs to be surgically removed. Beeatch.

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Sunday, September 7, 2008

The Kids

Training takes a back seat for this morning as Parker and Elie had their first day at school last week. I did sneak in an hour easy ride. Here's a pic of the little tykes. Parker is on the left and Elie is on the right. Their friend and neighbor Danny is in the middle.

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

Get Out and Train

Thursday, September 11, 2008

Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Lance Rides Again and I have a benign tumor?

Sunday, September 7, 2008

The Kids

NEW ST. FRANCIS TEAM MTB KIT

Sam "The Master Wrench"

Need I Say More?

Chris "The Mayor of Fernie"

Laurie "the Kokanee climber"

Can Vert get a neck massage?

Bryan "The Pool Shark" Keaveny

Adrian & Gavin Team EPO

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Transrockies 2008

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