Weekly Ride Report - 10/20/14 - 10/25/14

Date	Route	Course	Ride Time	Total Time	Distance	Avg Speed	Altitude	Max Altitude	Max Speed	Odometer
10/20/14	Lida Highland Single Loop	Climb	00:54:07	00:58:45	14.8	16.4	864	1483	29.6	34590
10/21/14	Lida Chevy Chase Single Loop	Climb	01:00:23	01:04:33	16.0	15.9	1112	1397	35.2	34606
10/22/14	Lida Highland Single Loop	Climb	00:52:16	00:56:10	14.8	17.0	865	1486	30.8	34620
10/23/14	Lida Chevy Chase Single Loop	Climb	01:00:07	01:04:21	16.0	16.0	1117	1396	33.0	34637
10/24/14	Rose Bowl Laps	Flat	00:53:03	00:55:35	16.4	18.5	592	965	30.8	34654
10/25/14	Chantry - Chaney Trl	Climb	02:33:53	02:47:15	33.5	13.1	4041	2214	37.5	34688
		Total Time	07:13:49	Total Distance	111.5	Total Climb	8591

This was the end of my last form and climbing block, and the last week of riding for the year. The last ride was a leg breaker too: Up to Chantry Flat, up to Sierra Madre Dam, up Altadena, up Lake, and up Chaney Trl. Chaney Trl defeated me again, on that same 30% grade ramp. This time I didn't blow up, but I had to put a foot down, because I just didn't have the power to turn over the pedal while sitting down. I didn't want to zigzag either up this thing, so I had to walk 10 feet up to its top. Mind you, it goes from a 30% grade to an 8% grade "plateau" at that point. I have a goal for next year now. Get up that thing without blowing up and without stepping down. It could also have been my legs being blasted by Chantry, Woodland, Grandview, Altadena, and Lake...



The end of this year brought me 3950 miles on 219 rides. I gained 4 pounds over last year. I'm also 2% faster on all terrain from my 2010 benchmarks. I'll figure out some interesting numbers and put those in a future post. I have a backload of Finds from the Grind video to edit, so look for those too.

But now, until next year, it's time to recover, decondition, eat less and drink more.