Training Log - 2/22/07

Distance: 16.4 miles
Avg Speed: 15.5 mph
Max Speed: 17.9 mph
Temperature: 62 degrees
Total Training Distance: 152.5 miles
Weight: 190.6 lbs

Tonight I didn't focus on speed at all. I focused on efficiency--the proper cadence, pedal technique and a nice smooth ride. As it turned out, I was only 1.1 mph slower for average speed than the last ride. I ended up expending a whole lot more energy to pick up not a whole lot of speed.

I also noticed in the last week that my hamstrings have been getting tighter and tighter. From past experience, that has meant that I am working my quads much harder than my hamstrings. As a result, the opposing muscles are out of balance. To correct, I hit my weight machine to strengthen my hamstrings. This has always worked great. A little cross training is a good thing and I definately need to find some time to hit that weight machine and do core strengthening exercises. Tonight, I also focused on pedaling technique, using the whole stroke. By the end of the ride, I could feel it in my calves, hamstrings and hips.

Another good ride.