Weekend of training getting ready for Wildflower
This weekend was a great training block as I head into Wildflower in 2 weeks. Friday I did the Sea Otter Classic Pro Road Race, and got a great workout. It was a hilly 70 mile, 8 lap road course outside of Laguna Seca.
This weekend was a great training block as I head into Wildflower in 2 weeks. Friday I did the Sea Otter Classic Pro Road Race, and got a great workout. It was a hilly 70 mile, 8 lap road course outside of Laguna Seca. It started out fast right from the get go as we climbed the first hill at max effort. The field was strung out and as we cam down the opposite side it bunched up and in the middle of the road was a couple big pot holes, and a couple guys hit it at full speed and launched off their bikes. It was a scary moment as this all happened right next to me. I watched a guy go over his bars and tumble hard on the asphalt, and his bike just kept bouncing down the road alongside me. I had to accelerate to try and out race the flying bike which bounced right by me and barley missed me. I was so glad I was ok, but at the same time I felt really bad for those that got caught up in it all. Everyone walked away which was good.
Right after that a small group of 10 riders got away and it looked like it was going to stick and I missed it. I was the only guy from my team, California Giant Strawberries, and it looked like every other team was represented in the break so no one wanted to work. So I figured I was there to get a good workout so I went to the front and for the next 3-4 laps I sat in the front and tried to bring back the break on my own. No one would help and there was just a long line of riders on my wheel. I ended up bringing the break back from a 2 minute lead to about a minute. Once we got the time split that we were that close everyone started attacked to bridge across so I decided to sit in for a lap until we got close enough then I would try myself. After the next lap we lost 2 minutes and we were down by over 3 minutes. So I went to the front again and worked and brought it back to 2 minutes. With a lap to go and about 7 miles left I got a rear flat tire and support went right by me. I was left to ride back to the finish with a rear flat. I was very happy with the day because I got a great workout and my cycling fitness is getting better and better.
Saturday came quick, and I was tired as I rolled out the door for a 5 hour ride and a 30 minute transition run. The ride was great, especially after such a hard 2 days prior. Quality 5 hours of TT and Climbing and then off on the T run which was good. Sunday was the usual long run, and I got a great 2 hour run in through town and up in the hills by my house.
So overall I think it was a successful weekend of training as I prep for Wildflower. I am really looking forward to a great race to test myself against some of the best in the sport. Come by and see me in the camp grounds. I will be in The Green Athlete Rig with K-Swiss, Base Performance, Trek, and Sungevity all over it. We want to make it a place for people to come and hang out, relax, talk about racing and training, and talk about how we can reduce our impact on the environment.
See you all in a couple weeks.
