Training Log Archive: 'Bent

Run with Ursula from our place down to Bolton. This section was from the house to the start of the HVHT. Legs took a little while to warm up after the solid ride yesterday.

Solid run with Ursula down to downtown Bolton. Nice day, good pace, we arrived a lot earlier than I expected- I should have added more distance in Palgrave.
We both set a solid pace when we were out front, but Urs put the hammer down in the final few meters and dropped me in the sprint!
Fastest I've run this trail I think.

Smoothies and iced mocha at the Arches cafe in Bolton.

Workout 2 + KB and pull-ups.

To Albion with Coach LD for an EFI ride. Trails are dry and some treacherous sandy bits, but on a gorgeous summer day with no humidity in perfect conditions and empty trails who cares? We even did some side trails that aren't on the main ride to go back for a loop we missed.

Fantastic ride, really had the best legs of the year today, and LD is also sitting on some good form as Paul Sherwen would say.

Also stuffed our faces with raspberries. Fooyah to gels!
GPS Track to follow.

Solid run in with BZdog in the cool AM. The pooch went nuts when he found Mr. Porkie climbing a tree- almost hauled my arm off.
Easier run back after swimming the dog.

Foot/ kneehab

Quick run with BZdog in the early morning before it gets hot.
2 swims for the big guy, but he still backed off the pace in the last bit.

Watching the Tour go over the Pyrenees. No spoilers.

Bah- intended to take BZdog for an early AM run, but it was 27C already.

With Bash out course testing I had to drive the dogs to work, so only a quick spin on the erg.

Warmup riding up Horseshoe road in the controlled start.

Centurion 50 Road Race (1:29 race time, 33kph avg)

My first road race in 30 years, and only the second time I've been on the pavement this year on the Omega bike.

The organizers permitted me on the 'bent, but relegated me to the back along with the arm-bikes.

Basically 1 long TT for me, as I started behind the main peleton, and would run down folks by the ones or twos then pass them. Rode completely alone for about 25km, until a group of 6 caught me in the last 10K and we caught the 3 riders I'd been chasing. I rode with them briefly and took some pulls out front on the downhills and we split the group, but they lost me on the final couple of uphills.
Great to ride on police-controlled roads on pavement!
Next time- thinner tires, lower the seat more.

5th in my age group, about 44/250 overall.
Bash was 3rd in her group.

One of the arm-bikers was in the top few riders! He's off to the Paralympics next.

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