Weekly Ride Report - 2/10/14 - 2/15/14

Date	Route	Course	Ride Time	Total Time	Distance	Avg Speed	Altitude	Max Altitude	Max Speed	Odometer
02/10/14	Rose Bowl Laps	Flat	00:56:23	00:59:17	16.4	17.5	613	936	28.7	31236
02/11/14	Glenoaks Blvd	Climb	00:54:56	01:01:13	13.6	14.9	913	1401	30.2	31249
02/12/14	Rose Bowl Laps	Flat	00:55:19	00:58:42	16.4	17.8	565	949	29.2	31266
02/13/14	Glenoaks Blvd	Climb	00:54:01	00:58:50	13.6	15.1	879	1404	31.1	31279
02/14/14	Rose Bowl Laps	Flat	00:56:35	01:01:43	16.4	17.4	575	949	28.4	31296
02/15/14	Lida-Highland Loop	Climb	01:33:51	01:38:00	25.0	16.0	1784	1392	33.0	31321
		Total Time	06:11:05	Total Distance	101.4	Total Climb	5329.0

The last three weeks of climbing added some power to the cardio. The sore muscles from climbing also took out the water weight, so I finally got back down to my starting weight for the year, and I'm beginning to put a dent in the holiday weight. Two more pounds lost will get me back to my peak fitness weight at the end of last year. The next three days will be off the bike, though. At the 6 week mark in my 12 week program, I add an extra day to my 3 week recovery day, so instead of 2 days of rest, I get 3. At the 9 week mark, it's back to just an extra day, but at the end of 3 months, I'll take a week off. The next 3 weeks will be concentrating on pedaling technique and muscular tension. This will mean a few weight training sessions during the week to recruit the helper muscles which get overlooked by the large muscle groups doing the bulk of the work. It's only 15 minutes, 3 times a week, but it is work done off the bike.