Week In Review 9/14-9/20

September 20, 2009 By Leave a Comment
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This has been an interesting week. I've struggled with lack of motivation during the middle of the week, but back on my game at the end of the week. I was a little worried getting back on my bike after a week off due to being sick. It went fine ~ I thought I would have some ground to make up, but found I hadn't lost much after a week. I got a few good rides in, including some wind intervals at the park this week. I enjoyed a delightful group ride today in Wichita. It was really fun to … [Read more...]

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Week In Review ~ Not So Great

September 13, 2009 By 1 Comment
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What a week. I got sick early last week. I thought it was just allergies but it quickly blossomed into a nasty sinus thing. :( I was completely out of energy and was lucky to get off the couch for most of the week. I was feeling better by yesterday, thank heaven, since it was our annual trip to the Kansas State Fair, and my daughter has been looking forward to it for about 364 days. :) We had a blast, and if you'd like to see a little of the fun from the fair feel free to check out the … [Read more...]

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Week In Review

September 7, 2009 By Leave a Comment

photo credit: Per Ola Wiberg (Powi) Since I'm now logging my workouts at Daily Mile I thought I would cut back my daily ride posts and do a week in review. I hope to set some weekly goals, and each week review the goals, where I met them, fell short, and what I want to work on next week. This week I didn't really have any goals set other than getting all my workouts in. I had planned on 2 interval workouts, 2 recovery workouts and an endurance workout. I also planned on two weight … [Read more...]

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Today’s Ride ~ 8-30-09 ~ Endurance

August 30, 2009 By Leave a Comment

photo credit: Eric Perrone Today was a family ride ~ I had plans for an endurance ride looking to go 20 miles.  Ryan was riding a long ride for the first time, and I was towing Hanna as well. I took a different route than usual because I wanted to head into the wind on the way out ~ which means I had to go north first, that way I could have the wind at my back on my way back home. The wind really kicks my ASS. I don't think the wind was blowing very hard ~ but now that I check it is … [Read more...]

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Today’s Ride ~ 8-28-09 Recovery in the Wind

August 28, 2009 By Leave a Comment

photo credit: Andrea Balducci Yesterday I took the day off from my bike, but I did work out. I did a quick round of Power 90 ~ and every time I'm surprised by how much it kicks my butt. Literally, my butt is killing me today. Those lunges and squats. YOUCH. I had an easy recovery ride scheduled for today so I decided to go anyway. I figured I'd go 5 to 10 miles slow and easy. Got on the bike and started rolling, it was so easy, my legs didn't hurt. My speed was higher than average, … [Read more...]

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Today’s Ride ~ 8-26-09 ~ Endurance Ride

August 26, 2009 By Leave a Comment

photo credit: c-66 I have been getting some great advice from the ladies over at The Team Estrogen forums. If you are looking for a great cycling forum for women you should definitely stop by. Anyway, we recently were talking about the different types of training rides Interval, Endurance and Recovery. They helped me put together a bit of a training schedule, with the three types mapped out through the week.(although this week has been all out of whack and I haven't quite followed the daily … [Read more...]

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Today’s Ride ~ 8-23-09 ~ First Family Ride

August 24, 2009 By Leave a Comment
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Today was supposed to be my off day, however, hubby really wanted to take his bike out, and Hanna wanted to go too, so we went out for our first family ride. I pulled Hanna in the trailer and we took a slow and easy 5 miles. The headwind on the way out was pretty strong. My legs were pretty sore too, but after a mile or so my legs got warmed up, though not so much that I wanted to take a long ride. ;) It was really nice to ride with someone ~ this is my first ride with someone other than … [Read more...]

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Today’s Ride ~ 8-22-09

August 22, 2009 By Leave a Comment

photo credit: Caitlin House I was a bit sore today after 2 of my longest rides in a row. I was thinking I'd just blow it off today, but that damn bike. It just sits there ~ calling to me ~ come on Jackie, just a couple miles, come on PULEEEEEZE. And today was one of those quintessentially perfect Kansas days. Sunny, light breeze, high 70s at the time of my ride and no humidity ~ which you *have* to take advantage of! So I put my riding clothes on and put the bike on the back of the car … [Read more...]

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A Better Bike Makes ALL the Difference

August 21, 2009 By 2 Comments
After first 10 mile ride

I didn't really think buying a cheap department store bike would be that big of a deal. I didn't think it would make that much of a difference in riding. Wow ~ was I wrong. One of the first cool cycling FAQ sites I found the first thing he said was "you need a good bike. Not a huffy from Target, but a name brand bike". I pishawed that, trying to cut corners and save some money. Well it didn't take more than a week to realize he was dead on. I started looking for a new bike and found a … [Read more...]

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Today’s Ride ~ 8-14-09 ~ Bike Trails and Sand Burrs

August 14, 2009 By Leave a Comment
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I really wanted to take a 10 mile ride on Saturday ~ but the weather is supposed to be pretty bad. I decided to just flip days, blow off work for the morning and go into town for a nice long ride, a picnic and some playground fun for Hanna. We packed the bike and the trailer in and on the car and headed to Wichita. I've been wanting to ride the bike trails at Sedgwick County Park so that's where we headed. OMG Bike trails ROCK!! I had no idea how much different the road and bike trails … [Read more...]

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