Weekly Ride Report - 6/23/14 - 6/28/14

Date	Route	Course	Ride Time	Total Time	Distance	Avg Speed	Altitude	Max Altitude	Max Speed	Odometer
06/23/14	Rose Bowl Laps	Flat	00:52:40	00:54:41	16.4	18.7	590	965	28.5	33033
06/24/14	Rose Bowl Laps	Flat	00:52:40	00:56:34	16.4	18.7	593	964	28.5	33049
06/25/14	Rose Bowl Laps	Flat	00:51:38	00:57:26	16.4	19.1	587	964	30.2	33066
06/26/14	Rose Bowl Laps	Flat	00:53:10	00:58:46	16.4	18.5	589	963	29.1	33083
06/27/14	Rose Bowl Laps	Flat	00:52:55	00:55:46	16.4	18.6	592	965	30.2	33100
06/28/14	Griffith Park - Chevy Chase - New York Dr.	Rolling	02:26:46	02:38:39	39.9	16.3	2509	1400	35.8	33140
		Total Time	06:49:49	Total Distance	121.9	Total Climb	5460

I thought this would be the week to set a bunch of new records on my flat course, especially after the Monday time. After a rest day, the first day back usually puts in a time of a minute to minute and a half slower than what I'll put in the rest of the week. But no, gusty winds all the rest of the week hurt my chances there. I did manage to break my record from last year, which is the fastest I've ever been, but I turned myself inside out that day against the wind. That's not a good gauge for my base fitness. Plus, I was really feeling the fatigue from this 3-week block of getting back into my normal high cadence spinning in a heavier gear. Thank goodness this is the end of my 12-week program, and I stay off the bike for a week. I'll get some real recovery before I start my next batch of training blocks concentrating on my little helper muscles again. They got a break during this last 3 weeks, and after next week, break-time is over.