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August 11, 2006
5 Weeks Till Lake Tahoe
With only 5 weeks left to train for the Tahoe Triathlon, I have been working out at least once every day. I joined the Durham Masters Swim group, so have been able to fold a morning swim into my daily schedule. Last Sunday did a killer ride out to Butte College, along Wheelock Road, to Oroville, the up Cherokee Road to Table Mountain. That is the steepest road I have been on in Butte County, and for the first time, I was able to make it to the top without stopping (on my very high geared tri-bike). I did this same ride in March, in preparation for the Wildflower and I had to stop 3 times to get my heart rate back in check. Did a couple of early morning bike rides (I use my mountain bike for the dark-thirty stuff, have it all set up with headlight and flashy taillight).
I was able to get in an 8 mile run early one morning, and one brick workout (bike then run).
Today at Masters I wore my wetsuit, and concentrated on doing a “race pace� swim, of 2500 yards (50 laps). My time was just a little of 53 minutes, which I was pleasantly surprised with. Using that pace, if I add 10% to compensate for waves and the altitude of Tahoe, I predict I should still be to trim almost 10 minutes of my swim time from last year.
Tonight I did a short ride of 12.5 miles around the neighbor, and a quick pace – averaged 18.6 miles per hour.
I have met some friends that call themselves the Chico Mtn Bikers – they are a great group of guys that get together and ride a lot!!! Actually one of the guys rode the wildflower with me earlier this year. They mainly are knobby tire guys, but a few of them have “seen the dark side� and have started doing some road riding as well. They have a pretty cool website, with some great action “Helmet Cam� video of a couple of their rides. Check it out here http://www.chicomtnbikers.com/
Posted by Dennis at August 11, 2006 09:30 PM