Training log 4/23/2017-4/29/2017

Weekly bike commutes to work: 72miles
Indiana Randonneur's 200k plus the 25 mile ride to the start: 150miles
Sunday 4/23 Neighborhood run: 6miles. 

No unusual weather, no unusual gear needed for commutes to work. 

Indiana Randonneurs 200k info to come. 

Week by bike 230miles
Week by feet 6miles. 

Training log 4/16/2017-4/22/2017

Weekly commutes to work: 90miles
Errands and cruises around down: 2miles
Ptown - Wilbur - Ptown: 50 miles.  2600ft of climbing.  Windy windy ride. Only averaged 14.2mph, last week without wind I averaged 15.7mph. 

Chilly start, well not bad I guess.  44deg. 

Gear:

1. Balaclava and cotton cycling cap.  Removed balaclava at halfway point. 
2. Wool short sleeve shirt, windbreaker, and hiviz vest.  Unzipped windbreaker early on.  
3. Tights and cycling shorts.  
4.  Base sock and shoes.  

On bike:

1. Handle bar bag: Spare tube, socks, sunglasses (hopeful), larabar
2. Seat bag with tool kit. 
3. pump
4. gps

Sunday 4/16 I ran my weekly 6mile run.

By bike: 142miles
By feet: 6miles.  

Training log 4/09/2017-4/15/2017

Weekly commute to work consisted of 72 miles.  No more cold weather, no "special" gear needed. 

I went on my ride from ptown to Wilbur again.  This time I average 15.7mph for the entire 50 miles.  With 2,420 ft of climbing I am proud of that speed.  Not blazing for most people, but I am not a fast rider.  This means I'm getting stronger. 

Gear for the ride:

1. Cycling shirt
2. HiViz vest
3. Shorts
4. base sock and Teva cycling shoes.  
5. Cotton cycling cap
6. GPS
7. 1 lara bar
8. tool kit
9. 2 tubes
10. pump
11. handlebar bag

I'm considering another alteration to my brevet bike.  Ditching the handlebar bag, more to come if this gets done or not.

Also went my my regular 6mile run on Sunday morning.  This was after the 125mile bike ride on Saturday.  Man it was rough.  My legs still don't feel fully recovered. 

By bike: 122miles
by feet: 6miles.  

Training log 4/2/2017-4/8/2017 Indiana Randonneurs 100k

My work schedule has increased to 5 days per week which pushes my weekly commuting miles to and fro work to 90 miles.  I was unable to do any around town errands this weekend, but I did ride Indiana Randonneurs 100k Saturday.  I rode to the start of the 100k so my total miles was around 125.  Sunday I woke up and ran a tough 6 miles.  My legs are still still screaming.  Great weekend pushing it!

I left my house for the 100k Saturday morning at 6am.  It was 34degF at the time.

Clothing for the ride to the start of the 100k:

Wool Balaclava and cotton cycling cap. Good. 

Cycling jersey and windbreaker. Good. 

Cycling shorts, long tights, and shorts. Good. 

Base sock, wool sock, and Teva shoes. Good.  

Wool gloves. Good.

Start of the ride temp increased to 44degF so I changed the windbreaker for a long sleeve wool shirt.  I was comfortable.  

For the ride back home the temps were in the 50s so I took off the wool long sleeve shirt and wool socks.  I was good for the ride home.  

Food: 

1. 2 cheese sandwiches
2. 2 Lara bars
3. 2 water bottles
4. I bought some additional nutrition at controls.  

Other gear:

Seat bag with tools.  

Handlebar bag.

1. 2x tubes
2. 2x cheese sandwiches
3. clothes /spare wool shirt/windbreaker/wool gloves
4. wallet 

GPS.
Cue sheet.
frame pump.

Miles by bike: 217
Miles by feet: 6

Training log 3/26/2017-04/01/2017. Sanibel Island FLA

This week I didn't get many miles as I was on vacation in Sanibel Island Florida.  This is a bicycle friendly island, the whole week was by bike, I just didn't get many miles.  I did however, get a couple miles by feet in the mornings. 

Redline Monocog waiting for the week of work. 

Loaded.  Heading to the beach.

No sharks in Lake Michigan.  Just sayin'

Many tremendous sunrises on my morning runs.

Hitting the local preserves.

At the beach, and it doesn't suck.

By bike: 74 miles.
By feet: 9 miles.

Training log: 3/19/2017-3/25/2017

Commutes to work were 75 miles.  No out of the ordinary low temps so no gear information to share.  This week, on Friday I left for Sanibel, so I didn't get my longer ride in this week.  I was able to get a 6miles run in, however. 

By bike: 94miles
By feet: 6miles.