[COLOR= #0000ff]Hi Guys!![/COLOR]
[COLOR= #0000ff](I posted this in the training thread, but thought I would put it here too in case some of my buddies missed it there.)[/COLOR]
[COLOR= #0000ff]It's been months since I've posted, due to several family crises and depression caused by those and 4 months of rain and general busy-ness, but I've missed you all and hope you've enjoyed Winter and Spring a whole lot more than I did!![/COLOR]
[COLOR= #0000ff]Since I last posted, I've done my first and second 20-mile ride, and am averaging 15 miles when I go out (but until this past week that hasn't been often, because we're building an ark due to all the rain). I've lost 50 pounds now, woohoo!! The problem is, I'd lost 50 pounds in November, and haven't lost any since. The good thing about that is that I haven't put it all back ON by now, which the old Sierra would have done, so at least I've learned to maintain. But I don't lose if I don't bike nearly daily, and I wasn't, so it's my own fault. Anywho, onward and upward -- or, in the case of the scales, onward and downward, lol. [/COLOR]
[COLOR= #0000ff]I'm still going on my credit-card tour June 4, but feeling a lot less trained for it than I'd thought I would be, last Fall. So I'm trying to train like crazy this month, and would like some opinions/suggestions on the training schedule I'm working on. Here it is:[/COLOR]
[COLOR= #0000ff]Week of[/COLOR]
[COLOR= #0000ff] [/COLOR]SUN
[COLOR= #0000ff] [/COLOR]MON
[COLOR= #0000ff] [/COLOR]TUES
[COLOR= #0000ff] [/COLOR]WED
[COLOR= #0000ff] [/COLOR]THUR
[COLOR= #0000ff] [/COLOR]FRI
[COLOR= #0000ff] [/COLOR]SAT
[COLOR= #0000ff]1st[/COLOR]
[COLOR= #0000ff] [/COLOR]
[COLOR= #0000ff]15 + 10[/COLOR]
[COLOR= #0000ff]miles[/COLOR]
[COLOR= #0000ff]Easy ride[/COLOR]
[COLOR= #0000ff]18 + 10[/COLOR]
[COLOR= #0000ff]miles[/COLOR]
[COLOR= #0000ff]Easy ride[/COLOR]
[COLOR= #0000ff]Off[/COLOR]
[COLOR= #0000ff]8th[/COLOR]
[COLOR= #0000ff] [/COLOR]10
[COLOR= #0000ff]miles [/COLOR]
[COLOR= #0000ff]18 + 12[/COLOR]
[COLOR= #0000ff]Easy ride[/COLOR]
[COLOR= #0000ff]22 + 12[/COLOR]
[COLOR= #0000ff]Easy ride[/COLOR]
[COLOR= #0000ff]Off[/COLOR]
[COLOR= #0000ff]15th[/COLOR]
[COLOR= #0000ff] [/COLOR]12
[COLOR= #0000ff]20 + 14[/COLOR]
[COLOR= #0000ff]Easy ride[/COLOR]
[COLOR= #0000ff]24 + 15 [/COLOR]
[COLOR= #0000ff]Easy ride[/COLOR]
[COLOR= #0000ff]Off[/COLOR]
[COLOR= #0000ff]22nd[/COLOR]
[COLOR= #0000ff] [/COLOR]14
[COLOR= #0000ff]24 + 16[/COLOR]
[COLOR= #0000ff]Easy ride[/COLOR]
[COLOR= #0000ff]26 + 18[/COLOR]
[COLOR= #0000ff]Easy ride[/COLOR]
[COLOR= #0000ff]Off[/COLOR]
[COLOR= #0000ff]29th[/COLOR]
[COLOR= #0000ff] [/COLOR]16
[COLOR= #0000ff]25 twice[/COLOR]
[COLOR= #0000ff]Easy ride[/COLOR]
[COLOR= #0000ff]Travel[/COLOR]
[COLOR= #0000ff]To Tour[/COLOR]
[COLOR= #0000ff]TOUR [/COLOR]Meet-up
[COLOR= #0000ff]3:00 [/COLOR]
[COLOR= #0000ff]TOUR[/COLOR]
[COLOR= #0000ff]22 or 39 [/COLOR]
[COLOR= #0000ff]miles [/COLOR]
[COLOR= #0000ff]TOUR[/COLOR]
[COLOR= #0000ff]26 or 54 miles[/COLOR]
[COLOR= #0000ff] [/COLOR]5th
[COLOR= #0000ff]TOUR[/COLOR]
[COLOR= #0000ff]38 [/COLOR]
[COLOR= #0000ff]miles[/COLOR]
[COLOR= #0000ff]TOUR[/COLOR]
[COLOR= #0000ff]15 or 30[/COLOR]
[COLOR= #0000ff]miles [/COLOR]
[COLOR= #0000ff]Travel[/COLOR]
[COLOR= #0000ff]Home[/COLOR]
[COLOR= #0000ff]Where it says 15 + 10 miles or whatever, I'm planning on doing a 15-miler in the morning and a 10-miler late afternoon. On the last couple rows, where it says TOUR, those are the miles for each day that the tour says we'll be doing, so that's what I want to be comfortable with by the end of this month. I've been told I should have a day off each week, and "easy-ride" days where I do ride but not very far or very hard, so have tried to incorporate those. [/COLOR]
[COLOR= #0000ff]My questions: How far should the easy ride days be? Should I be doing riding on Wednesdays, and if so, how far/what kind? This schedule looks doable to me, though once I've tried it I may change my mind, etc. But I really need to build up some more distance and strength so I can enjoy the bike tour instead of just enduring it. [/COLOR]
[COLOR= #0000ff]I look forward to your suggestions. Thanks!!!![/COLOR]
[COLOR= #0000ff]Sierra[/COLOR]
[COLOR= #0000ff](I posted this in the training thread, but thought I would put it here too in case some of my buddies missed it there.)[/COLOR]
[COLOR= #0000ff]It's been months since I've posted, due to several family crises and depression caused by those and 4 months of rain and general busy-ness, but I've missed you all and hope you've enjoyed Winter and Spring a whole lot more than I did!![/COLOR]
[COLOR= #0000ff]Since I last posted, I've done my first and second 20-mile ride, and am averaging 15 miles when I go out (but until this past week that hasn't been often, because we're building an ark due to all the rain). I've lost 50 pounds now, woohoo!! The problem is, I'd lost 50 pounds in November, and haven't lost any since. The good thing about that is that I haven't put it all back ON by now, which the old Sierra would have done, so at least I've learned to maintain. But I don't lose if I don't bike nearly daily, and I wasn't, so it's my own fault. Anywho, onward and upward -- or, in the case of the scales, onward and downward, lol. [/COLOR]
[COLOR= #0000ff]I'm still going on my credit-card tour June 4, but feeling a lot less trained for it than I'd thought I would be, last Fall. So I'm trying to train like crazy this month, and would like some opinions/suggestions on the training schedule I'm working on. Here it is:[/COLOR]
[COLOR= #0000ff]Week of[/COLOR]
[COLOR= #0000ff] [/COLOR]SUN
[COLOR= #0000ff] [/COLOR]MON
[COLOR= #0000ff] [/COLOR]TUES
[COLOR= #0000ff] [/COLOR]WED
[COLOR= #0000ff] [/COLOR]THUR
[COLOR= #0000ff] [/COLOR]FRI
[COLOR= #0000ff] [/COLOR]SAT
[COLOR= #0000ff]1st[/COLOR]
[COLOR= #0000ff] [/COLOR]
[COLOR= #0000ff]15 + 10[/COLOR]
[COLOR= #0000ff]miles[/COLOR]
[COLOR= #0000ff]Easy ride[/COLOR]
[COLOR= #0000ff]18 + 10[/COLOR]
[COLOR= #0000ff]miles[/COLOR]
[COLOR= #0000ff]Easy ride[/COLOR]
[COLOR= #0000ff]Off[/COLOR]
[COLOR= #0000ff]8th[/COLOR]
[COLOR= #0000ff] [/COLOR]10
[COLOR= #0000ff]miles [/COLOR]
[COLOR= #0000ff]18 + 12[/COLOR]
[COLOR= #0000ff]Easy ride[/COLOR]
[COLOR= #0000ff]22 + 12[/COLOR]
[COLOR= #0000ff]Easy ride[/COLOR]
[COLOR= #0000ff]Off[/COLOR]
[COLOR= #0000ff]15th[/COLOR]
[COLOR= #0000ff] [/COLOR]12
[COLOR= #0000ff]20 + 14[/COLOR]
[COLOR= #0000ff]Easy ride[/COLOR]
[COLOR= #0000ff]24 + 15 [/COLOR]
[COLOR= #0000ff]Easy ride[/COLOR]
[COLOR= #0000ff]Off[/COLOR]
[COLOR= #0000ff]22nd[/COLOR]
[COLOR= #0000ff] [/COLOR]14
[COLOR= #0000ff]24 + 16[/COLOR]
[COLOR= #0000ff]Easy ride[/COLOR]
[COLOR= #0000ff]26 + 18[/COLOR]
[COLOR= #0000ff]Easy ride[/COLOR]
[COLOR= #0000ff]Off[/COLOR]
[COLOR= #0000ff]29th[/COLOR]
[COLOR= #0000ff] [/COLOR]16
[COLOR= #0000ff]25 twice[/COLOR]
[COLOR= #0000ff]Easy ride[/COLOR]
[COLOR= #0000ff]Travel[/COLOR]
[COLOR= #0000ff]To Tour[/COLOR]
[COLOR= #0000ff]TOUR [/COLOR]Meet-up
[COLOR= #0000ff]3:00 [/COLOR]
[COLOR= #0000ff]TOUR[/COLOR]
[COLOR= #0000ff]22 or 39 [/COLOR]
[COLOR= #0000ff]miles [/COLOR]
[COLOR= #0000ff]TOUR[/COLOR]
[COLOR= #0000ff]26 or 54 miles[/COLOR]
[COLOR= #0000ff] [/COLOR]5th
[COLOR= #0000ff]TOUR[/COLOR]
[COLOR= #0000ff]38 [/COLOR]
[COLOR= #0000ff]miles[/COLOR]
[COLOR= #0000ff]TOUR[/COLOR]
[COLOR= #0000ff]15 or 30[/COLOR]
[COLOR= #0000ff]miles [/COLOR]
[COLOR= #0000ff]Travel[/COLOR]
[COLOR= #0000ff]Home[/COLOR]
[COLOR= #0000ff]Where it says 15 + 10 miles or whatever, I'm planning on doing a 15-miler in the morning and a 10-miler late afternoon. On the last couple rows, where it says TOUR, those are the miles for each day that the tour says we'll be doing, so that's what I want to be comfortable with by the end of this month. I've been told I should have a day off each week, and "easy-ride" days where I do ride but not very far or very hard, so have tried to incorporate those. [/COLOR]
[COLOR= #0000ff]My questions: How far should the easy ride days be? Should I be doing riding on Wednesdays, and if so, how far/what kind? This schedule looks doable to me, though once I've tried it I may change my mind, etc. But I really need to build up some more distance and strength so I can enjoy the bike tour instead of just enduring it. [/COLOR]
[COLOR= #0000ff]I look forward to your suggestions. Thanks!!!![/COLOR]
[COLOR= #0000ff]Sierra[/COLOR]