Weekly Ride Report - 3/10/14 - 3/15/14

Date	Route	Course	Ride Time	Total Time	Distance	Avg Speed	Altitude	Max Altitude	Max Speed	Odometer
03/10/14	Rose Bowl Laps	Flat	00:55:16	00:58:36	16.4	17.8	588	955	29.7	31560
03/11/14	ToC Circuits	Climb	00:59:08	01:03:04	16.6	16.8	888	969	35.4	31577
03/12/14	Rose Bowl Laps	Flat	00:54:14	00:57:26	16.4	18.1	570	946	28.3	31593
03/13/14	Rose Bowl Ramps	Climb	00:55:55	00:59:06	15.3	16.4	849	958	30.2	31609
03/14/14	Rose Bowl Laps	Flat	00:55:16	00:58:12	16.4	17.8	656	929	27.7	31325
03/15/14	Santa Fe Dam Flat Loop	Flat	01:44:52	01:52:18	30.3	17.3	1034	890	32.3	31656
		Total Time	06:24:41	Total Distance	111.4	Total Climb	4585

Flat week. Some personal bests for the year were actually set this week, but we're talking about 1 - 3 seconds, which means nothing when you take into account road conditions. Flat week still means some climbing, because you need steep stuff for strength training. What's important here is that my little helper muscles in my butt and hips are sore, which means my form is actually recruiting those muscle groups again. I've also extended my range a little bit on the weekend ride. After many years, and lots of miles of trial and error, this is pretty much the flattest I can make this route to the Santa Fe Dam and back. When I used to work in Azusa, I was only a quarter mile away from the San Gabriel River path, and after work I could go there quickly, turn right for climbing, or left for flats. Still one of my favorite roads to ride my bike.