Training Update Dec 9 - Dec 24, 2009

Dec 9 - Headlands ride with Greg - 90 min

Dec 10 - Easy 4 mile 30 min run

Dec 11 - Easy 4 mile 30 min run

Dec 12 - (Rain) - 5 mile run with 4 x 400M @ Kezar with 1 min recovery - 80, 79, 78, 75

Dec 13 - Christmas Relay's @ Lake Merced. Ran 4th leg - 4.464 M in 25:27 (5:30, 5:28, 5:54, 5:58, 2:37) -Team was 6th overall, Jin was fastest & ran our 1st leg in 22:59. I was slowest & lost 2 places in the last 2.5 miles.

Followed race with 2hr ride with Greg & met James on San Bruno Mtn. Did the summit twice (didn't look at the times). James outsprinted me to the line at the finish. I better watch out for him on 1/1.

Dec 14 - Led spin class @ M2 - 90 min

Dec 15 - Day off

Dec 16 - Polo field ride - 1 Hr

Dec 17 - easy 30 min lunch run

Dec 18 - Office Party @ Lunch, Party for Harold & Pete in the eve = no training + too much eating

Dec 19 - Birthday ride - SF to Pt Reyes Sta. to Mt. Vision to BoFax & up & back to SF - 6:30 total ride time 105+ miles - feeling good

Dec 20 - Easy SF ride with Greg - 90 min

Dec 21 - M2 spin class - 90 min - finished class with 2 x 8 min power test - Power was 327 watts for 1st 8 min, 358 watts for 2nd 8 min.

Dec 22 - Day off

Dec 23 - 2 hr ride - polo fields - some with Matt P, some with Noe.

Dec 24 - 3 hr ride to Muir woods, Muir Beach with Brian G. - post ride weight down to 139.5

Sat Dec 26 will be a San Bruno x 3 test starting at 10AM.

Merry Christmas!