Weekly Ride Report - 1/13/14 - 1/18/14

Date	Route	Course	Ride Time	Total Time	Distance	Avg Speed	Altitude	Max Altitude	Max Speed	Odometer
01/13/14	Rose Bowl Laps	Flat	01:00:51	01:05:25	16.7	16.5	561	916	27.8	30847
01/14/14	Rose Bowl Laps	Flat	00:58:55	01:01:49	16.4	16.7	525	949	29.3	30864
01/15/14	Rose Bowl Laps	Flat	00:59:06	01:03:14	16.7	17.0	543	946	29.7	30880
01/16/14	Rose Bowl Laps	Flat	00:58:04	01:01:51	16.4	16.9	541	940	30.6	30897
01/17/14	Rose Bowl Laps	Flat	00:58:39	01:04:20	16.5	16.9	551	939	27.7	30914
01/18/14	Huntington Loop - CW	Rolling	00:57:11	00:59:31	15.1	15.8	856	913	34.1	30929
		Total Time	05:52:46	Total Distance	97.8	Total Climb	3577

Only the 2nd week, and I'm already beating my hour courses by over a minute. The cardio is getting better, but I'm still gaining water weight. I've packed on about 4 pounds already, even though my diet has stayed the same. As soon as my muscle and organ groups are used to the increased metabolism, that weight will go down quickly. One more week of pure cardio, and then I can start making my muscles sore. That means I can start climbing hills harder again too. Right now, I need some extra motivation on the steep parts. Like half-way through on this 9% grade.