We started in Livermore and did the ride as an out and back on Mines Road.


In the truck on the way home Thom and I were discussing the ride and how I felt at various points. He WAS so glad I pulled most of the way back. He said he had no doubt that I could finish Solvang and the mid tier doubles like Knoxville. But he wasn't sure I had the leg strength for the climbing in DMD and the Terrible Two. I was feeling better at that point so I basically said, "I'm finishing it. They will have to drag me into a SAG vehicle."

Things I need to focus on in the next three months are improving my leg strength and my lower back. My back was very tired when we finished. Part of that is I am down in the drops more, part of it is all the climbing.

I have my cadence data for all the ride and even though I was in my smallest gear, my cadence average was only 59 for the actual ascent of Hamilton. For the earlier parts of the ride it was 87. For the fast bit on the way home it was 95! Much more to my liking.



So goals for February are to actually get in two workouts a day on Tues . and Thurs. and to get in two or more Core workouts a week. Ideally three would be nice. January saw an average of one a week.

V.

PS Sorry this came in installments. But I started writing before I went to work and then could only write on my breaks.